英语词汇“roundabout”的读音、翻译、释义、用法及例句-学习网

主要翻译
英语		中文
roundabout nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.	UK (traffic, roads)	交通圆环 jiāo tōng yuán huán
	The council is putting in a roundabout at that dangerous junction.
	委员会打算在那个危险的岔路口建一个交通圆环。
roundabout, merry-go-round nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.	(fairground: carousel)	旋转木马 xuán zhuǎn mù mǎ
	The children were riding on the roundabout.
	孩子们骑着旋转木马玩。
roundabout adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall* girl," "an interesting book," "a big house."*	(indirect)	绕道的 rào dào de
	(说话做事等)	绕圈子的，不直接了当的
	Peter took a very roundabout route to get to his destination.
	彼得曲折绕道，到达了终点。

复合形式：
英语		中文
in a roundabout way advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very* rare," "happening now," "fall down."*	(circuitously, long-windedly)	迂回曲折地 yū huí qū zhé de
		拐弯抹角地 guǎi wān mò jiǎo de
	What I'm asking, in a roundabout way, is whether you'd like to go out with me tonight?

Collins Chinese Dictionary Plus (3rd edition), 2011:

roundabout ['raund&baut]

I n [c] (Brit)

1 (Aut) 环(環)形交叉路 huánxíng jiāochālù [个 gè] [美 = traffic circle]

2 (at funfair) 旋转(轉)木马(馬) xuánzhuǎn mùmǎ [个 gè]

3 (in playground) 旋转(轉)盘(盤) xuánzhuǎnpán

II adj

1 [+ route] 绕(繞)道的 ràodào de

2 [+ way, means] 拐弯(彎)抹角的 guǎi wān mò jiǎo de

在这些条目还发现'roundabout'：

在英文解释里：

around - circuitous - circuity - circumlocutory - indirect - indirection - merry-go-round - periphrasis - rotary - traffic circle