Roundabout
[ 'ra?nd?ba?t ]
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n. 繞道;環形交通樞紐;旋轉木馬;
adj. 繞圈子的;不直截了當的;間接的，迂回的;
?? 詞根助記
round圓的+about大概，有關→迂回的,轉彎抹角的
?? 例句
Five roads radiate from this roundabout.
有五條道路以這個環狀交叉路為中心向各方伸展開.
As usual, he reached her house in a roundabout way.
一如往常,他繞道來到她的家。
She suggested it in a very roundabout way.
她很婉轉地提出了這個建議。
Keep going (ie Do not stop) until you reach a large roundabout.
繼續走就走到一個寬闊的環狀交叉路口了.
I entered the village by the little roundabout lane.
我由一條迂回曲折的小徑進了村。
?? 聯想助記
【記】round-圓的,about-關于:這些圓圓的木頭是關于制造旋轉木馬的
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?? 牛津釋義
roundabout
adj[usu attrib 通常作定語]
not using the shortest or most direct route, form of words, etc 繞道的; 兜圈子的; 拐彎抹角的
take a roundabout route 繞遠道
I heard the news in a roundabout way. 我是間接聽到這消息的.
a roundabout way of saying sth 拐彎抹角的說某事. roundabout, n
1 (US also carousel, `merry-go-round, whirligig) revolving platform with model horses, cars, etc for children to ride on in a playground or at a funfair 旋轉木馬.
2 (US traffic circle, rotary) multiple road junction in the form of a circle round which all traffic has to pass in the same direction 環狀交叉路（多條道路的交叉口, 車輛均須按相同方向繞行）. =>illus at App 1 見附錄1插圖, page xiii. Cf 參看 circus 3.
3 (idm 習語) swings and roundabouts => swing2.
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組合詞：round（轉圈）＋about *
?? 擴展釋義
*['raund?,baut]a. 迂回的, 委婉的n. 迂回路線
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We will use it for cleaning the inside of the ship. If we do this, we shall have less sickness. Please get me 300 litres. I think that will be enough.
我們將要用醋清理船艙。如果我們這樣做的話，我們就會少生些病。請給我購買300升。我想這就夠了。
Modern machines can make the copy bigger or smaller, lighter or darker and copy onto both sides of the paper.
代機器可以放大、縮小、制作較亮的或較暗的復印件，也可以在紙的兩面復印。
You have signed your name 'Clare Flower' but that is not your name.
你把自己的名簽成'克萊爾·弗勞爾'，但那不是你的名字。"