roundabout
美 [?ra?nd??ba?t] 
英 ['ra?nd?.ba?t]
- adj.迂回的；間接的；兜圈子的
- n.（交通）環島；（游樂設施）旋轉平臺
- 網絡圓環；轉彎抹角的；繞道的，不直接的
詞形變化
復數：roundabouts 反義詞
同義詞
英漢雙解
1. | （交通）環島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. 到環島后，走第二個出口。 |
2. | （游樂設施）旋轉平臺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；間接的；兜圈子的not done or said using the shortest, simplest or most direct way possible |
| It was a difficult and roundabout trip. 這是一次艱難而曲折的旅行。 |
| He told us, in a very roundabout way, that he was thinking of leaving. 他拐彎抹角地對我們說他想走了。 |
英漢解釋
英英解釋
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" .
同時他希望阿富汗能成為富有“蓬勃發展的服務業”的“新絲綢之路”上交易的“亞洲環形交通樞紐”。
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年的戰爭之后，你們打算接受多黨民主，為什么要通過如此曲折的道路來實現這一點呢？
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.
正如打圍的人所說的，他“包抄出路”，他趕忙派了一名助手繞道去把守那出口。
The spontaneous rise of Silicon Roundabout might have persuaded the government to leave well alone.
迷你硅谷自發的興起這個事實可能已經說服政府不要畫蛇添足。
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.
這是一個我最喜歡的有點繞彎的重點：不是你說什么，而是你如何說。
It was a trick of his to rub his hands with a strange roundabout.
他在轉古怪復雜的念頭時，有搓手習慣。
IN DEEPEST Washington state, trooper Dusty Pierpont stands in front of a roundabout trying to persuade motorists to like them.
在華盛頓州最繁華的市區，騎警達斯提?皮爾邦德正站在一條環形路的前面，想方設法讓經過的司機多往環形路行駛。
And in what appears to be a curious, roundabout apology for his remarks, he dwells on the "moral values" inherited from his parents.
沃森聲明中還懷著好奇的精神評述了繼承于父母的道德價值觀，該評述同時也委婉的就他的失當評論致歉。
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：你可以貸一筆款，然后迅速歸還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.
迂迴地問我是要造就一個事實，即酒會，供演員和記者誰剛剛放映的電影。
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 .
這時在她身后傳來一聲輕微的響聲，她轉身一把抓住了一個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.
除非路口設置有行人過路處，否則不可以對角越過路口，也不可使用回旋處中央的安全島。
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.
一條街道上藍色建筑中燒毀的窗戶和在環形交叉路口小塊焚盡的草地暗示著動蕩的局勢。
Investigators said the arms shipment had travelled a complicated roundabout route.
調查人員表示，這次武器運輸繞了一個大彎。
The concept of 'surplus value' is extremely simple to be understood, without talk in a roundabout way and based on assume.
我認為‘剩余價值’的基本道理本來非常簡單，不用拐彎抹角地假設就可以說明有剩余價值這種情況。
One of these signs can usually be seen in advance of a roundabout .
通常在回旋處前，可以看見上列其中一個標志。
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.
此處與一條雙向車行道相接。順著此雙向車行道來到下一條繞行路，然后你要走右手最外面的車道。
Suing HTC may be a roundabout way to attack Google, but if successful, it would be a powerful blow against the search giant.
狀告HTC可能只是拐著彎攻擊Google的辦法，但一旦有效的話，對這個搜索巨人也會是有力一擊。
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.
這所有的一切都是要婉轉地指出對伊拉克戰爭的評價是今后十年的一項工程，而不僅僅是下一周。
The Russian had slammed on his brakes to go around the roundabout, and the two cars skidded into each other.
那個俄國人在繞大轉盤時猛地踩剎車，兩輛車相撞。
It was a trick of his to rub his hands with a strange roundabout.
他在轉古怪復雜的念頭時，有搓手習慣。
One reason for the reluctance could be found Saturday morning at the headquarters of the protesters, Pearl Roundabout in Manama.
不愿參加會談的其中一個原因或許可以從星期六早上麥納麥的明珠廣場上找到一些答案。
Luckily for me, most of them got into their field by an indirect route, to their surprise, after many roundabout ways.
幸運的是，許多學生幾經曲折終于到達他們自己的領域，對此他們感到吃驚。
The light and heat energy from coal also comes from the sun in a roundabout way.
煤所產生的光能和熱能也間接地來自太陽。
Today, the nearby roundabout and Tube station is called Piccadilly Circus.
現在這街附近的環形地鐵和地鐵站就叫做皮卡迪利圓環。
The light and heat energy from coal comes from the sun in a roundabout way.
煤所產生的光能和熱能間接地來自太陽。
The phrase to follow suit relates as well, although in a roundabout way.
詞組followsuit（跟著做，跟著出同花色的牌）也跟這有關，盡管有點迂回。
Control the traffic scientifically, distribute traffic flow in a roundabout way, and evacuate and dissuade staying passenger.
科學調度，迂回分流，疏導、勸阻滯留旅客。
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.
這是在說，我最終爆破球行Z和我早期的嘗試之后，以精確地傳遞迂回的方式。
At a roundabout, outside Britain and other countries that drive on the left, drivers can only turn right.
在環形路上，除了英國和其它汽車靠左行駛的國家外，司機只能向右轉彎。
Ethnic Chinese should realise that their developments are based upon the Philippines, or they will take a roundabout course.
從華人自身來說，應當深刻認識到發展必須立足當地，否則就會走彎路；
you must have positive qualities, for a negative , shrinking, apologizing , roundabout man is despised. You must believe in yourself.
你必須要有積極的特質，因為消極、畏縮、愛賠不是和迂回不前的人總是讓人瞧不起。
At a police station by Pearl roundabout, badly injured protesters were thrown into cells, many with blood splattered over their clothes.
在珍珠廣場旁的一個警察站，傷勢嚴重的示威者被扔進監獄，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.
如果這個網路一電話線出毛病，交通仍然能透過一條迂迴的道路到達它的到達站。
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.
由于睪丸必須移動相當長的距離才能落到陰囊，也使得精索繞成一個大圈。
It took some intervention on the part of the host to make her understand that that was my roundabout way of answering her.
主持人插了幾句話讓她明白我的回答是以間接的方式回應她。
For these reason at-great intersections either of the roundabout or signal control type are extremely important in urban areas.
出于這些原因，在城市里，大的相交點處，無論是轉盤還是信號控制都非常重要。
Then go all the way down to the end of the road till you come to the roundabout , and turn left .
然后一直沿著路走到盡頭，直到你來到環行路，然后左轉。
At the next roundabout, take the second exit sign posted to the North Terminal.
在下一個繞行路上取道通往北終點的第二個出口牌子。
Many nations, and not merely the United States and Japan, are engaged in trade, and the trade often takes roundabout directions.
不光是日本和美國，還有許許多多的其他國家都在從事各種交易，而且這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.
雖然這是一種間接的方式，但這種混淆也可以告訴給我們：基督徒應該對所有的人都很良善。
