circumvent
英 [sɜːkəm'vent]
美 [,sɝkəm'vɛnt]
TEM8 GRE
1. circum- + vent-.
2. => come around, be around, encircle, surround.
3. => surround by hostile stratagem.
4. 绕行 => 避开，规避。
circumvent 规避circum-,圈，周围，-vent,走，词源同advent,venue.
- circumvent (v.)
- mid-15c., "to surround by hostile stratagem," from Latin circumventus, past participle of circumvenire "to get around, be around, encircle, surround," in figurative sense "to oppress, assail, cheat," from circum "around" (see circum-) + venire "to come" (see venue). Meaning "to go round" is from 1840. Related: Circumvented; circumventing.
- 1. Roosevelt occasionally attempted to circumvent him.
- 罗斯福偶尔会试图避开他。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. Ships were registered abroad to circumvent employment and safety regulation.
- 船只在外国注册以逃避有关雇佣和安全的规定.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 3. They opened an office abroad in order to circumvent the tax laws.
- 他们在外国开设了一个办事处,以避开税法.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 4. Military planners tried to circumvent the treaty.
- 军事策略家们企图绕开这一条约。
来自辞典例句
- 5. Any action I took to circumvent his scheme was justified.
- 我为斗赢他的如意算盘而采取的任何行动都是正当的.
来自辞典例句
