circumambulate

v. 绕行, 巡行, 拐弯抹角地说

发音

US /ˌsɝ.kəmˈæm.bju.leɪt/
UK /səː.kəmˈam.bjuː.leɪt/

词形变化

circumambulated circumambulates 三单 circumambulates circumambulating circumambulating 现在分词 circumambulated 过去式 circumambulated 过去分词

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To walk around something in a circle, especially for a ritual purpose.

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词汇关系

动词

同义词 1

walk around

上位词 1

circle

词源

Latin circumambulatus, past participle of circumambulare (“to walk around”). Equivalent to circum- + ambulate.

来源：wiktionary