roundabout

US [ˈraʊndəˌbaʊt]
UK ['raʊndə.baʊt]
  • adj.迂回的；间接的；兜圈子的
  • n.（交通）环岛；（游乐设施）旋转平台
  • Web圆环；转弯抹角的；绕道的，不直接的
Plural Form：roundabouts  

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roundabout
n.
1.
（交通）环岛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.
到环岛后，走第二个出口。
2.
（游乐设施）旋转平台a round platform for children to play on in a park, etc. that is pushed round while the children are sitting on it
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[ubn]
迂回的；间接的；兜圈子的not done or said using the shortest, simplest or most direct way possible
It was a difficult and roundabout trip.
这是一次艰难而曲折的旅行。
He told us, in a very roundabout way, that he was thinking of leaving.
他拐弯抹角地对我们说他想走了。

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AllAll,迂回的迂回的,间接的间接的,兜圈子的兜圈子的,环岛环岛,旋转平台旋转平台,圆环圆环,转弯抹角的转弯抹角的,绕道的，不直接的绕道的，不直接的
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1.
He said he hoped the country could become "the Asian Roundabout" for trade on "the new Silk Road" with "a dynamic service sector" .
同时他希望阿富汗能成为富有“蓬勃发展的服务业”的“新丝绸之路”上交易的“亚洲环形交通枢纽”。
tóng shí tā xī wàng ā fù hàn néng chéng wéi fù yǒu " péng bó fā zhǎn de fú wù yè " de " xīn sī chóu zhī lù " shàng jiāo yì de " yà zhōu huán xíng jiāo tōng shū niǔ " 。
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2.
If you were going to accept multiparty democracy after 10 years of war, why go about this in a roundabout way?
如果在10年的战争之后，你们打算接受多党民主，为什么要通过如此曲折的道路来实现这一点呢？
rú guǒ zài shí nián de zhàn zhēng zhī hòu , nǐ men dǎ suàn jiē shòu duō dǎng mín zhǔ , wèi shén me yào tōng guò rú cǐ qū zhé de dào lù lái shí xiàn zhè yì diǎn ne ?
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3.
He made sure of his back burrows, as huntsmen say; he hastily despatched one of his agents, by a roundabout way, to guard that issue.
正如打围的人所说的，他“包抄出路”，他赶忙派了一名助手绕道去把守那出口。
zhèng rú dǎ wéi de rén suǒ shuō de , tā " bāo chāo chū lù " , tā gǎn máng pài le yī míng zhù shǒu rào dào qù bǎ shǒu nà chū kǒu 。
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4.
The spontaneous rise of Silicon Roundabout might have persuaded the government to leave well alone.
迷你硅谷自发的兴起这个事实可能已经说服政府不要画蛇添足。
mí nǐ guī gǔ zì fā de xīng qǐ zhè ge shì shí kě néng yǐ jīng shuō fú zhèng fǔ bú yào huà shé tiān zú 。
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5.
This is just a roundabout way of me reinforcing one of my favorite points: it's NOT what you say, it's HOW you say it.
这是一个我最喜欢的有点绕弯的重点：不是你说什么，而是你如何说。
zhè shì yī gè wǒ zuì xǐ huan de yǒu diǎn rào wān de zhòng diǎn : bú shì nǐ shuō shén me , ér shì nǐ rú hé shuō 。
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6.
It was a trick of his to rub his hands with a strange roundabout.
他在转古怪复杂的念头时，有搓手习惯。
tā zài zhuǎn gǔ guài fù zá de niàn tóu shí , yǒu cuō shǒu xí guàn 。
7.
IN DEEPEST Washington state, trooper Dusty Pierpont stands in front of a roundabout trying to persuade motorists to like them.
在华盛顿州最繁华的市区，骑警达斯提•皮尔邦德正站在一条环形路的前面，想方设法让经过的司机多往环形路行驶。
zài huá shèng dùn zhōu zuì fán huá de shì qū , qí jǐng dá sī tí • pí ěr bāng dé zhèng zhàn zài yī tiáo huán xíng lù de qián mian , xiǎng fāng shè fǎ ràng jīng guò de sī jī duō wǎng huán xíng lù xíng shǐ 。
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And in what appears to be a curious, roundabout apology for his remarks, he dwells on the "moral values" inherited from his parents.
沃森声明中还怀着好奇的精神评述了继承于父母的道德价值观，该评述同时也委婉的就他的失当评论致歉。
wò sēn shēng míng zhōng hái huái zhe hào qí de jīng shén píng shù le jì chéng yú fù mǔ de dào dé jià zhí guān , gāi píng shù tóng shí yě wěi wǎn de jiù tā de shī dàng píng lùn zhì qiàn 。
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9.
It's not impossible: you can take out a loan that you have the money for and pay it off quickly or take a similarly roundabout route.
然而也并非不可能：你可以贷一笔款，然后迅速归还或者采取相似的迂回策略。
rán ér yě bìng fēi bù kě néng : nǐ kě yǐ dài yī bǐ kuǎn , rán hòu xùn sù guī huán huò zhě cǎi qǔ xiāng sì de yū huí cè lüè 。
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There was a slight noise behind her and she turned just in time to seize a small boy by the slack of his roundabout and arrest his flight .
这时在她身后传来一声轻微的响声，她转身一把抓住了一个小男孩的短外套的衣角，他想跑都跑不掉了。
zhè shí zài tā shēn hòu zhuàn lái yī shēng qīng wēi de xiǎng shēng , tā zhuǎn shēn yì bǎ zhuā zhù le yī gè xiǎo nán hái de duǎn wài tào de yī jiǎo , tā xiǎng pǎo dōu pǎo bù diào le 。
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