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roundabout

UK //ˈraʊndəbaʊt//US //ˈraʊndəbaʊt//

词源

源自中古英语 round(圆形)+ about(周围),字面意思为"绕圈"。

noun

❶ 环形交叉路口,一种圆形道路设计,车辆需绕中心岛行驶以减少交通冲突。

“Turn left at the next roundabout.”

(在下一个环形交叉路口左转。)

“The accident happened at the busy roundabout.”

(事故发生在那个繁忙的环形交叉路口。)

❶ 旋转木马,游乐场中可旋转的娱乐设施,通常有彩色的动物造型座位。

“The children were laughing on the roundabout.”

(孩子们在旋转木马上欢笑。)

“She loved riding the painted horses on the roundabout.”

(她喜欢骑旋转木马上彩绘的马。)

同义词:traffic circle, carousel, merry-go-round

adjective

❶ 迂回的,不直接的,形容说话或做事绕弯子不直截了当。

“He gave a roundabout answer to avoid the question.”

(他给出了一个迂回的回答来回避问题。)

“She took a roundabout route to avoid the traffic.”

(她绕了远路以避开交通拥堵。)

同义词:indirect, circuitous, meandering

常见短语

in a roundabout way — 以间接的方式,形容不直截了当地表达或做某事。

“He mentioned his resignation in a roundabout way.”

(他以一种迂回的方式提到了自己的辞职。)