单词详解

1. adj.

绕道的，（说话，做事等）绕圈子的，不直截了当的 ( marked by obliqueness or indirection in speech or conduct)

As usual, he reached the house in a roundabout way. 一如往常，他绕道回到家。

The manager suggested it in a very roundabout way. 经理很婉转地提出了这个建议。

We drove home by a roundabout route to avoid the jam.

我们避开上下班高峰绕远道驾车回家。

The boat didn’t go by the direct route, but in a roundabout way.

船没有走直路，而是绕道航行。

2. n.

A.【英】绕道，绕行路线，环行线 (a road junction at which traffic streams circularly around a central island)

Turn right at the next roundabout. 在下一个环形交叉路口向右转。

The car was broken at the roundabout. 那辆汽车在环形交叉处抛锚了。

B.（英）旋转木马 (large mechanical apparatus with seats for children to ride on)

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。