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单词 roundabout
释义
Roundabout
nnoun.artifacta road junction at which traffic streams circularly around a central island
Synset:circle rotary traffic circle
Examples:
  • the accident blocked all traffic at the rotary
Part Holonyms:road route
Hypernyms:junction
Inherited Hypernyms:traffic circlejunctiontopographic pointpointlocationobjectphysical entityentity
nnoun.artifacta large, rotating machine with seats for children to ride or amusement
Synset:carousel carrousel merry-go-round whirligig
Hypernyms:ride
Inherited Hypernyms:carouselridemechanical devicemechanismdeviceinstrumentalityartifactwholeobjectphysical entityentity
adj satadj.allmarked by obliqueness or indirection in speech or conduct
Synset:circuitous
Examples:
  • the explanation was circuitous and puzzling
  • a roundabout paragraph
  • hear in a roundabout way that her ex-husband was marrying her best friend
Antonyms:direct
Inherited Hypernyms:circuitous
Similar to:indirect
adj satadj.alldeviating from a straight course
Synset:circuitous devious
Examples:
  • a scenic but devious route
  • a long and circuitous journey by train and boat
  • a roundabout route avoided rush-hour traffic
Antonyms:direct
Derivationally Related Form:deviousness
Inherited Hypernyms:devious
Similar to:indirect
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