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round·aboutBrE /ˈraʊndəbaʊt/NAmE /ˈraʊndəbaʊt/ noun(BrE) (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 bypass, carriageway, diversion, hard shoulder, lane, lay-by, motorway, road, roundabout, signpost (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(BrE) = merry-go-round (1)  ●ˌswings and ˈroundabouts(BrE, informal) used to say that there are advantages and disadvantages whatever decision you make （表示无论如何决定都有利有弊）有得必有失◆If you earn more, you pay more in tax, so it's all swings and roundabouts. 赚的越多，缴的税也越多，所以有得必有失。 round·aboutBrE /ˈraʊndəbaʊt/NAmE /ˈraʊndəbaʊt/ 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。 |
