[C]绕行路线,绕道,环状交叉路 a place where three or more roads meet,which has a usually circular area in the middle round which the traffic must go,rather than straight across
adj. (形容词)
绕道的,不直截了当的 indirect,taking a long time to say sth or way to go somewhere
英英释义
Noun:
a road junction at which traffic streams circularly around a central island;
"the accident blocked all traffic at the rotary"
a large, rotating machine with seats for children to ride or amusement
Adjective:
marked by obliqueness or indirection in speech or conduct;
"the explanation was circuitous and puzzling"
"a roundabout paragraph"
"hear in a roundabout way that her ex-husband was marrying her best friend"
deviating from a straight course;
"a scenic but devious route"
"a long and circuitous journey by train and boat"
"a roundabout route avoided rush-hour traffic"
roundabout的用法和样例:
例句
用作形容词 (adj.)
We drove home by a roundabout route. 我们绕远道驾车回家。
The taxi didn't go by the direct route, but in a roundabout way. 出租车没有走直路,而是绕道行驶。
She suggested it in a very roundabout way. 她很婉转地提出了这个建议。
I entered the village by the little roundabout lane. 我由一条迂回曲折的小径进了村。
The kids were pushing the roundabout at a giddy speed. 孩子们推动着旋转平台快得令人眩晕。
用作名词 (n.)
There was a slight noise behind her and she turned just in time to seize a small boy by the slack of his roundabout and arrest his flight. 这时在她身后传来一声轻微的响声,她转身一把抓住了一个小男孩的短外套的衣角,他想跑都跑不掉了。