英语词汇“roundabout”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

roundabout

/ˈraʊndəbaʊt

noun

1British A road junction at which traffic moves in one direction round a central island to reach one of the roads converging on it: turn right at the next roundabout...

The British influence still can be seen in driving on the left side of the road, roundabouts, speed bumps, and school uniforms.
There were 80 Gardai deployed at a roundabout on the Navan Road on Friday morning to move Travellers off the thoroughfare.
The park can also be reached from the M1 by taking the Santry road at the airport roundabout and passing through three sets of traffic lights.

Synonyms

North American rotary, traffic circle

2British A large revolving device in a playground, for children to ride on.The play park lies unused, the swings swing limply in the breeze, the raison d' être of the roundabout remains unfulfilled....

She had cringed at the wheeze of the roundabout as it winded to a stop.
A couple of swings, a slide and two indentations in the ground where there used to be some roundabouts were all that was left.

2.1A merry-go-round.Drinkers can gaze into distorting mirrors, try out the dodgems or roundabouts or have their fortunes read....

The rule has been applied to water, fire, gas, electricity, chemicals, explosions, fumes, flag-poles, fairground roundabouts, and even gypsies.

Synonyms

merry-go-round, carousel

archaic whirligig

adjective

1Not following a short direct route; circuitous: we need to take a roundabout route to throw off any pursuit...

She shook her head angrily but followed a roundabout route to Raban's shop.
My chief of staff selected this roundabout route to throw the news media off our trail.
Congestion may also be heavier on some routes into town, particularly on more direct roads, than on other routes, such as roundabout routes through neighborhood and city streets.

Synonyms

circuitous, indirect, meandering, winding, serpentine, tortuous

rare anfractuous

1.1Not saying what is meant clearly and directly; circumlocutory: in a roundabout way, he was fishing for information...

He does not explicate this roundabout reference to circumcision.
Wendy spent the next few minutes explaining what went on over the weekend in roundabout and, shall we say, not totally accurate terms.
It's clear that he is locked in his own world now, from his careful - and almost always roundabout - way of answering questions to the faint, humbled tone with which he speaks.

Synonyms

indirect, oblique, circuitous, circumlocutory, periphrastic;

meandering, discursive, digressive, long-winded;

evasive

rare circumlocutionary, ambagious

单词	roundabout
释义	roundabout /ˈraʊndəbaʊt / noun 1British A road junction at which traffic moves in one direction round a central island to reach one of the roads converging on it: turn right at the next roundabout... The British influence still can be seen in driving on the left side of the road, roundabouts, speed bumps, and school uniforms. There were 80 Gardai deployed at a roundabout on the Navan Road on Friday morning to move Travellers off the thoroughfare. The park can also be reached from the M1 by taking the Santry road at the airport roundabout and passing through three sets of traffic lights. Synonyms North American rotary, traffic circle 2British A large revolving device in a playground, for children to ride on.The play park lies unused, the swings swing limply in the breeze, the raison d' être of the roundabout remains unfulfilled.... She had cringed at the wheeze of the roundabout as it winded to a stop. A couple of swings, a slide and two indentations in the ground where there used to be some roundabouts were all that was left. 2.1A merry-go-round.Drinkers can gaze into distorting mirrors, try out the dodgems or roundabouts or have their fortunes read.... The rule has been applied to water, fire, gas, electricity, chemicals, explosions, fumes, flag-poles, fairground roundabouts, and even gypsies. Synonyms merry-go-round, carousel archaic whirligig adjective 1Not following a short direct route; circuitous: we need to take a roundabout route to throw off any pursuit... She shook her head angrily but followed a roundabout route to Raban's shop. My chief of staff selected this roundabout route to throw the news media off our trail. Congestion may also be heavier on some routes into town, particularly on more direct roads, than on other routes, such as roundabout routes through neighborhood and city streets. Synonyms circuitous, indirect, meandering, winding, serpentine, tortuous rare anfractuous 1.1Not saying what is meant clearly and directly; circumlocutory: in a roundabout way, he was fishing for information... He does not explicate this roundabout reference to circumcision. Wendy spent the next few minutes explaining what went on over the weekend in roundabout and, shall we say, not totally accurate terms. It's clear that he is locked in his own world now, from his careful - and almost always roundabout - way of answering questions to the faint, humbled tone with which he speaks. Synonyms indirect, oblique, circuitous, circumlocutory, periphrastic; meandering, discursive, digressive, long-winded; evasive rare circumlocutionary, ambagious
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