roundabout

英 ['raʊndəbaʊt] 美 ['raʊndəbaʊt]
  • adj. 迂回的，绕道的；圆滚滚的
  • n. 迂回路线；环状交叉路口
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星级词汇:
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英文词源

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.

双语例句

1. The turn is about two kilometres before the roundabout.
拐弯就在环岛前面约2公里处。

来自柯林斯例句

2. Just past the Barlby roundabout there's temporary traffic lights.
在刚过巴尔比环岛的地方，有一个临时红绿灯。

来自柯林斯例句

3. At the roundabout, take the second exit.
到环岛后，走第二个出口。

来自《权威词典》

4. Last night I got lost, and took a very roundabout way.
昨天夜里走错了路, 绕了一个大圈子.

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

5. What a roundabout way of doing things!
这是个多么绕圈子做事的方法!

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》