roundabout

noun

/ˈraʊndəbaʊt/

(British English)Idioms

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(North American English traffic circle, rotary)
a place where two or more roads meet, forming a circle that all traffic must go around in the same direction
- At the roundabout, take the second exit.
- When entering a roundabout, give way to any traffic already on it.
- Leave the roundabout at the second exit.
- There was a lot of traffic on the roundabout.
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- bypass
- carriageway
- diversion
- hard shoulder
- lane
- lay-by
- motorway
- road
- roundabout
- signpost
see also mini-roundaboutTopics Transport by car or lorryb2
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(North American English merry-go-round)
a round platform for children to play on in a park, etc. that is pushed round while the children are sitting on itTopics Games and toysc1
(British English)
(also merry-go-round British and North American English, carousel especially in North American English)
a round platform with model horses, cars, etc. that turns around and around and that children ride on at a fairground

Idioms

swings and roundabouts

(British English, informal) used to say that there are advantages and disadvantages whatever decision you make
- If you earn more, you pay more in tax, so it's all swings and roundabouts.
- What you gain on the swings you may lose on the roundabouts.

roundabout

adjective

/ˈraʊndəbaʊt/

[usually before noun]

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not done or said using the shortest, simplest or most direct way possible
- It was a difficult and roundabout trip.
- He told us, in a very roundabout way, that he was thinking of leaving.
- This is a roundabout way of saying that nothing has been accomplished.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
Roundabout is used with these nouns:
fashion
route
way
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单词	roundabout
释义	roundabout noun /ˈraʊndəbaʊt/ /ˈraʊndəbaʊt/ (British English)Idioms jump to other results (North American English traffic circle, rotary) a place where two or more roads meet, forming a circle that all traffic must go around in the same direction At the roundabout, take the second exit. When entering a roundabout, give way to any traffic already on it. Leave the roundabout at the second exit. There was a lot of traffic on the roundabout. Wordfinder bypass carriageway diversion hard shoulder lane lay-by motorway road roundabout signpost see also mini-roundaboutTopics Transport by car or lorryb2 enlarge image (North American English merry-go-round) a round platform for children to play on in a park, etc. that is pushed round while the children are sitting on itTopics Games and toysc1 (British English) (also merry-go-round British and North American English, carousel especially in North American English) a round platform with model horses, cars, etc. that turns around and around and that children ride on at a fairground Idioms swings and roundabouts (British English, informal) used to say that there are advantages and disadvantages whatever decision you make If you earn more, you pay more in tax, so it's all swings and roundabouts. What you gain on the swings you may lose on the roundabouts. roundabout adjective /ˈraʊndəbaʊt/ /ˈraʊndəbaʊt/ [usually before noun] jump to other results not done or said using the shortest, simplest or most direct way possible It was a difficult and roundabout trip. He told us, in a very roundabout way, that he was thinking of leaving. This is a roundabout way of saying that nothing has been accomplished. Oxford Collocations DictionaryRoundabout is used with these nouns: fashion route way … See full entry
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