roundabout 英 [ˈraʊndəbaʊt] 　 美 [ˈraʊndəˌbaʊt]

roundabout

roundabout　 英 [ˈraʊndəbaʊt] 美 [ˈraʊndəˌbaʊt]

adj. 迂回的；间接的　 n. 环岛　

名词复数:roundabouts　

At the roundabout, take the second exit.　到环岛后，走第二个出口。
It was a difficult and roundabout trip.　这是一次艰难而曲折的旅行。

  • A roundabout is an intersection that uses a circular junction instead of stoplights or stop signs to manage traffic flow. Instead of every car stopping, they enter the roundabout slowly, and traffic moves almost continuously.
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  • adj. 迂回的；间接的
  • n. 环岛

  • 1. At the roundabout, take the second exit.

    到环岛后，走第二个出口。

  • 2. It was a difficult and roundabout trip.

    这是一次艰难而曲折的旅行。

  • 3. He told us, in a very roundabout way, that he was thinking of leaving.

    他拐弯抹角地对我们说他想走了。

  • roundabout (adv.) "by a circuitous route," mid-14c., from round (adv.) + about. As an adjective from c. 1600. Noun sense of "traffic circle" is attested from 1927.
round·about / ˈraʊndəbaʊt ; NAmE ˈraʊndəbaʊt / noun , adjective roundabout roundabouts noun ( BrE) 1 ( NAmE ˈtraffic circle , ro·tary ) a place where two or more roads meet, forming a circle that all traffic must go around in the same direction （交通）环岛 ◆ At the roundabout, take the second exit. 到环岛后，走第二个出口。 ☞see also mini-roundabout 2 ( NAmE ˈmerry-go-round ) a round platform for children to play on in a park, etc. that is pushed round while the children are sitting on it （游乐设施）旋转平台 3 ( BrE) = merry-go-round  (1 ) IDIOMsee swing   n. adjective [usually before noun ] not done or said using the shortest, simplest or most direct way possible 迂回的；间接的；兜圈子的 ◆ It was a difficult and roundabout trip. 这是一次艰难而曲折的旅行。 ◆ He told us, in a very roundabout way, that he was thinking of leaving. 他拐弯抹角地对我们说他想走了。 round·about / ˈraʊndəbaʊt ; NAmE ˈraʊndəbaʊt /
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