| 词汇 | roundabout |
| 释义 | roundabout noun[ C ] UKuk /ˈraʊnd.ə.baʊt/ us /ˈraʊnd.ə.baʊt/ roundaboutnoun[C] (ON ROAD)A2(UStraffic circle) a place where three or more roads join and traffic must go around a circular area in the middle, rather than straight across环岛；环形交叉路口 COLIN Matthieu/hemis.fr/GettyImages Take the first left at the roundabout. Take the last turning at the roundabout. Road junctions box box junction circus cloverleaf corner crossing crossroad crossroads fork interchange intersect intersection junction mini-roundabout on the corner staggered junction T-junction throughabout traffic circle turn off (something) roundaboutnoun[C] (PLAY EQUIPMENT)(USmerry-go-round) a flat, round piece of equipment in play areas on which children sit or stand and are pushed round and round（游乐区的）旋转平台，旋转椅 tzahiV/iStock/Getty Images Plus/GettyImages (UScarousel) a large machine at a fair that turns round and has wooden or plastic animals or vehicles on which children ride（儿童乐园的）旋转木马 Synonym merry-go-round Neville Mountford-Hoare/Aurora/GettyImages Play areas for children amusement arcade ball pool climbing frame den jungle gym kiddie pool paddling pool play park playhouse playroom rec sandbox sandpit schoolyard seesaw slide swing teeter-totter tree house Wendy house You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Carnival, fairground & circus roundabout adjective uk /ˈraʊnd.ə.baʊt/ us /ˈraʊnd.ə.baʊt/ not in a simple, direct, or quick way: 转弯抹角的;绕弯子的;不直接的 We took a roundabout route to avoid the accident.为了避开那起事故的事发现场，我们绕道而行。 He asked me, in a roundabout way, if he could have a salary increase.他转弯抹角地问我是否可以给他加薪。 Digressing and being indirect or evasive bury the ledeidiom candy coat candy coating candy-coated circumlocution circumlocutory f-bomb get on to/onto something glancingly gloss over something go off on a tangentidiom implicit obscure parry prevaricate stray tangent tiptoe around something/someone unexpressed unvoiced roundabout | American Dictionaryroundabout adjective us/ˈrɑʊnd·əˈbɑʊt/ roundaboutadjective (NOT DIRECT)not simple, direct, or quick: You took the roundabout way to get here. roundabout noun[ C ] Brus/ˈrɑʊnd·əˌbɑʊt/ roundaboutnoun[C] (CIRCLE)a traffic circle Examples of roundaboutroundabout The roundabout way that we change the value without losing the formula is therefore as follows. They have wanted war, they have been waging it upon us for three years, but in a clandestine, hypocritical, roundabout manner. A police contingent waiting at the roundabout stopped the procession from proceeding. Wouldn't we get the same result, only in a less roundabout way, by arguing just the first-order issue? When people from different cultures and educated in different tongues try to communicate, indirect or roundabout expressions can easily lead to misunderstandings. The roundabout is a space on which all roads seemingly converge. In practice, however, we probably threw away on the swings most of what we had gained on the roundabouts. The second stage of the route veered close by a roundabout with thunderous heavy traffic. Our motivation is a bit more roundabout here. Thus, repress the instantaneous motions of merriment may be seen as a roundabout and obscure way of saying stop laughing. Well, we proceed in this roundabout manner because we want to make clear that the proof we provide below has a very simple structure. What he loses on the swings he may gain on the roundabout. He is placed upon an approximately five-foot high square pedestal which is situated on the aforementioned roundabout. The ten essays together manage to achieve most of these objectives, albeit sometimes in a roundabout and discursive way. We therefore proceed in a more roundabout way. See all examples of roundabout These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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