roundabout
美 [ˈraʊndəˌbaʊt] 
英 ['raʊndə.baʊt]
- adj.迂回的；间接的；兜圈子的
- n.（交通）环岛；（游乐设施）旋转平台
- 网络圆环；转弯抹角的；绕道的，不直接的
词形变化
复数：roundabouts 反义词
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英汉双解
1. | （交通）环岛a place where two or more roads meet, forming a circle that all traffic must go around in the same direction |
| At the roundabout, take the second exit. 到环岛后，走第二个出口。 |
2. | （游乐设施）旋转平台a round platform for children to play on in a park, etc. that is pushed round while the children are sitting on it |
1. | [ubn] 迂回的；间接的；兜圈子的not done or said using the shortest, simplest or most direct way possible |
| 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。 |
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例句
He said he hoped the country could become "the Asian Roundabout" for trade on "the new Silk Road" with "a dynamic service sector" .
同时他希望阿富汗能成为富有“蓬勃发展的服务业”的“新丝绸之路”上交易的“亚洲环形交通枢纽”。
If you were going to accept multiparty democracy after 10 years of war, why go about this in a roundabout way?
如果在10年的战争之后，你们打算接受多党民主，为什么要通过如此曲折的道路来实现这一点呢？
He made sure of his back burrows, as huntsmen say; he hastily despatched one of his agents, by a roundabout way, to guard that issue.
正如打围的人所说的，他“包抄出路”，他赶忙派了一名助手绕道去把守那出口。
The spontaneous rise of Silicon Roundabout might have persuaded the government to leave well alone.
迷你硅谷自发的兴起这个事实可能已经说服政府不要画蛇添足。
This is just a roundabout way of me reinforcing one of my favorite points: it's NOT what you say, it's HOW you say it.
这是一个我最喜欢的有点绕弯的重点：不是你说什么，而是你如何说。
It was a trick of his to rub his hands with a strange roundabout.
他在转古怪复杂的念头时，有搓手习惯。
IN DEEPEST Washington state, trooper Dusty Pierpont stands in front of a roundabout trying to persuade motorists to like them.
在华盛顿州最繁华的市区，骑警达斯提•皮尔邦德正站在一条环形路的前面，想方设法让经过的司机多往环形路行驶。
And in what appears to be a curious, roundabout apology for his remarks, he dwells on the "moral values" inherited from his parents.
沃森声明中还怀着好奇的精神评述了继承于父母的道德价值观，该评述同时也委婉的就他的失当评论致歉。
It's not impossible: you can take out a loan that you have the money for and pay it off quickly or take a similarly roundabout route.
然而也并非不可能：你可以贷一笔款，然后迅速归还或者采取相似的迂回策略。
My roundabout way of asking was to bring up the fact that the reception was for the cast and the reporters who had just screened the film.
迂迴地问我是要造就一个事实，即酒会，供演员和记者谁刚刚放映的电影。
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。
Do not cross diagonally over a junction or use the centre island of a roundabout, unless there is a pedestrian crossing.
除非路口设置有行人过路处，否则不可以对角越过路口，也不可使用回旋处中央的安全岛。
The blown-out windows of a blue building at one of the street and a burnt patch of grass on a roundabout hint at the unrest.
一条街道上蓝色建筑中烧毁的窗户和在环形交叉路口小块焚尽的草地暗示着动荡的局势。
Investigators said the arms shipment had travelled a complicated roundabout route.
调查人员表示，这次武器运输绕了一个大弯。
The concept of 'surplus value' is extremely simple to be understood, without talk in a roundabout way and based on assume.
我认为‘剩余价值’的基本道理本来非常简单，不用拐弯抹角地假设就可以说明有剩余价值这种情况。
One of these signs can usually be seen in advance of a roundabout .
通常在回旋处前，可以看见上列其中一个标志。
This will join a dual carriageway, follow the dual carriageway to the next roundabout where you will need to be in the far right hand lane.
此处与一条双向车行道相接。顺着此双向车行道来到下一条绕行路，然后你要走右手最外面的车道。
Suing HTC may be a roundabout way to attack Google, but if successful, it would be a powerful blow against the search giant.
状告HTC可能只是拐着弯攻击Google的办法，但一旦有效的话，对这个搜索巨人也会是有力一击。
All of which is a roundabout way of saying that the assessment of the Iraq war is a project for the next decade, not the next week.
这所有的一切都是要婉转地指出对伊拉克战争的评价是今后十年的一项工程，而不仅仅是下一周。
The Russian had slammed on his brakes to go around the roundabout, and the two cars skidded into each other.
那个俄国人在绕大转盘时猛地踩刹车，两辆车相撞。
It was a trick of his to rub his hands with a strange roundabout.
他在转古怪复杂的念头时，有搓手习惯。
One reason for the reluctance could be found Saturday morning at the headquarters of the protesters, Pearl Roundabout in Manama.
不愿参加会谈的其中一个原因或许可以从星期六早上麦纳麦的明珠广场上找到一些答案。
Luckily for me, most of them got into their field by an indirect route, to their surprise, after many roundabout ways.
幸运的是，许多学生几经曲折终于到达他们自己的领域，对此他们感到吃惊。
The light and heat energy from coal also comes from the sun in a roundabout way.
煤所产生的光能和热能也间接地来自太阳。
Today, the nearby roundabout and Tube station is called Piccadilly Circus.
现在这街附近的环形地铁和地铁站就叫做皮卡迪利圆环。
The light and heat energy from coal comes from the sun in a roundabout way.
煤所产生的光能和热能间接地来自太阳。
The phrase to follow suit relates as well, although in a roundabout way.
词组followsuit（跟着做，跟着出同花色的牌）也跟这有关，尽管有点迂回。
Control the traffic scientifically, distribute traffic flow in a roundabout way, and evacuate and dissuade staying passenger.
科学调度，迂回分流，疏导、劝阻滞留旅客。
Which is a roundabout way of saying I end up blasting the ball to row Z and beyond in my early attempts to precision-place a pass.
这是在说，我最终爆破球行Z和我早期的尝试之后，以精确地传递迂回的方式。
At a roundabout, outside Britain and other countries that drive on the left, drivers can only turn right.
在环形路上，除了英国和其它汽车靠左行驶的国家外，司机只能向右转弯。
Ethnic Chinese should realise that their developments are based upon the Philippines, or they will take a roundabout course.
从华人自身来说，应当深刻认识到发展必须立足当地，否则就会走弯路；
you must have positive qualities, for a negative , shrinking, apologizing , roundabout man is despised. You must believe in yourself.
你必须要有积极的特质，因为消极、畏缩、爱赔不是和迂回不前的人总是让人瞧不起。
At a police station by Pearl roundabout, badly injured protesters were thrown into cells, many with blood splattered over their clothes.
在珍珠广场旁的一个警察站，伤势严重的示威者被扔进监狱，很多人的衣服上都有血。
If one phone line in this network breaks down, traffic can still reach its destination through a roundabout path.
如果这个网路一电话线出毛病，交通仍然能透过一条迂迴的道路到达它的到达站。
For the testes to sit in this sac, they have to descend a long way, thereby causing the spermatic cord to take a roundabout loop.
由于睪丸必须移动相当长的距离才能落到阴囊，也使得精索绕成一个大圈。
It took some intervention on the part of the host to make her understand that that was my roundabout way of answering her.
主持人插了几句话让她明白我的回答是以间接的方式回应她。
For these reason at-great intersections either of the roundabout or signal control type are extremely important in urban areas.
出于这些原因，在城市里，大的相交点处，无论是转盘还是信号控制都非常重要。
Then go all the way down to the end of the road till you come to the roundabout , and turn left .
然后一直沿着路走到尽头，直到你来到环行路，然后左转。
At the next roundabout, take the second exit sign posted to the North Terminal.
在下一个绕行路上取道通往北终点的第二个出口牌子。
Many nations, and not merely the United States and Japan, are engaged in trade, and the trade often takes roundabout directions.
不光是日本和美国，还有许许多多的其他国家都在从事各种交易，而且这些交易通常是迂回式的。
In a roundabout way, that confusion can teach us something: Christians should be the kindest of all people.
虽然这是一种间接的方式，但这种混淆也可以告诉给我们：基督徒应该对所有的人都很良善。
