roundabout

名词绕道; 环形交通枢纽; 旋转木马

形容词绕圈子的; 不直截了当的; 间接的，迂回的

形容词

1. 环岛：于是,在伟大的GPS指引下,我们忽尔向忽而向右,就这么欣赏着快乐着,穿过丘陵、穿过农庄、穿过牧场,一路沿山势而上,突然发现自己到了一个类似环岛(roundabout)的地方,左中右各是一个Farm的入口,路口有简易的门栏拦着,我们傻眼了,这怎么走啊?

2. 圆环：交通规则:在澳洲驾车靠左行驶,与国内相反,且在澳洲遇到圆环(roundabout)时,如驾驶人右方有来车,右边来车优先. 遇到Give Way标志时,必须让对方先行. 遇Stop标志,则必须完全停车. 除非您熟悉当地的交通规则或驾驶文化,否则建议您使用大众交通工具,

1. （交通）环岛;环形交叉路口
    A roundabout is a circular structure in the road at a place where several roads meet. You drive round it until you come to the road that you want.

2. 旋转木马
    A roundabout at a fair is a large, circular mechanical device with seats, often in the shape of animals or cars, on which children sit and go round and round.

3. roundabout

3. （儿童坐的）旋转圆台
    A roundabout in a park or school play area is a circular platform that children sit or stand on. People push the platform to make it spin round.

4. (路线)迂回的，绕弯的，绕远的
    If you go somewhere by a roundabout route, you do not go there by the shortest and quickest route.

    e.g. He left today on a roundabout route for Jordan and is also due soon in Egypt.
           他今天启程绕道去约旦，用不了多久还会去埃及。

5. (说话或做事)迂回的，转弯抹角的，不直截了当的
    If you do or say something in a roundabout way, you do not do or say it in a simple, clear, and direct way.

    e.g. We made a bit of a fuss in a roundabout way.
           我们拐弯抹角地发了点牢骚。
    e.g. ...using indirect or roundabout language in place of a precise noun.
           使用间接的、旁敲侧击的语言，而不是准确的名词

6. round about -> see round
    swings and roundabouts -> see swing

1. The deafening attack triggered confusion and panic throughout the hotel, and sent cars swerving wildly on a roundabout to escape the blasts.

2. But many multinational companies today wouldn't choose this roundabout way of entry, preferring instead to go it alone.

3. You can either laugh it off by talking about something else, or indicate your unwillingness to reply in a roundabout way.

4. Roundabout artistic director Todd Haimes said Thursday the theater couldn't find a way to maintain the play's production schedule.

5. David Grindley is directing the play, which is being produced by the Roundabout Theatre Company.

6. But not all the deputies adopted a roundabout tactic in avoiding questions they are not willing to answer.

7. Wang designed a roundabout trip to spend a night on the train so he could spend time with his girlfriend in the day.

8. That's when I then realized the driver was taking a roundabout way to the park in order not to get stuck in the traffic.

9. Due to the regulations, overseas capital could previously only invest in domestic telecoms operators in a roundabout way.

10. This roundabout practice saves firms from some of the scrutiny applied to an ordinary IPO.

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