英语单词“roundabout 1”的翻译、意思、音标-英汉词典

单词

roundabout 1

释义

[/ˈraundəbaut; ˋraʊndəˏbaʊt/] adj [usu attrib 通常作定语] not using the shortest or most direct route, form of words, etc 绕道的; 兜圈子的; 拐弯抹角的:
take a roundabout route 绕远道 *
I heard the news in a roundabout way. 我是间接听到这消息的. *
a roundabout way of saying sth 拐弯抹角的说某事. roundabout 2
n

用法:
1 (US also carousel, `merry-go-round, whirligig) revolving platform with model horses, cars, etc for children to ride on in a playground or at a funfair 旋转木马.

用法:
2 (US traffic circle, rotary) multiple road junction in the form of a circle round which all traffic has to pass in the same direction 环状交叉路（多条道路的交叉口, 车辆均须按相同方向绕行）. =>illus at App 1 见附录1插图, page xiii. Cf 参看 circus 3.

用法:
3 (idm 习语) swings and roundabouts => swing2.

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