roundabout

A2 高中 FREQ #21272 ★☆☆☆☆

a. 迂回的, 委婉的 n. 迂回路线

发音

US /ˈɹaʊndəˌbaʊt/
AU /ˈɹaʊndəˌbaʊt/
其它 /ˈɹuːndəˌbuːt/

词形变化

roundabouts 复数 roundabouts roundabouted roundabouting roundabouts 三单 roundabouting 现在分词 roundabouted 过去式 roundabouted 过去分词 more roundabout 比较级 most roundabout 最高级

教材释义与例句

名词

迂回路线；环状交叉路口

a raised circular area where three or more roads join together and which cars must drive around

形容词

迂回的，绕道的；圆滚滚的

a roundabout way of getting somewhere is longer and more complicated than necessary

释义与例句

n. A2
  1. 1.

    A road junction at which traffic streams circularly around a central island.

    回旋处

    环岛

    环形交叉

    圆环

    圆盘

    澳大利亚 加拿大 爱尔兰 新西兰 英国 美国
  2. 2.

    A horizontal wheel which rotates around a central axis when pushed and on which children ride, often found in parks as a children's play apparatus.

  3. 3.

    A fairground carousel.

  4. 4.

    A detour.

  5. 5.

    A short, close-fitting coat or jacket worn by men or boys, especially in the 19th century.

  6. 6.

    A round dance.

    古体
v.
  1. 1.

    To play on a roundabout (carousel)

  2. 2.

    To travel round roundabouts

  3. 3.

    To talk in a roundabout, indirect manner

adj.
  1. 1.

    Indirect, circuitous, or circumlocutionary.

  2. 2.

    Encircling; enveloping; comprehensive.

词汇关系

名词

同义词 7

circle carousel merry-go-round rotary carrousel traffic circle whirligig

上位词 2

ride junction

整体词 2

road route
形容词

同义词 2

devious circuitous

近义相关 1

indirect

相关短语

roundabout dog roundabout dogs bicycle roundabout mini roundabout n. 迷你环岛 [网络] 微形环交；微型环交 turbo roundabout magic roundabout Silicon Roundabout hamburger roundabout mini-roundabout 迷你环岛, 微型环交；微型环岛交叉口（道路交会处的环形白圈）

词源

From round + about [from early 20th c.].

来源：wiktionary