roundabout
- 英式英标[\'raʊndəbaʊt]
- 美式音标[\'raʊndəbaʊt]
adj. 迂回的，绕道的；圆滚滚的
n. 迂回路线；环状交叉路口
英文词源
- roundabout (adv.)
- "by a circuitous route," mid-14c., from round (adv.) + about. As an adjective from c. 1600. Noun sense of "traffic circle" is attested from 1927.
实用例句
- 1. The turn is about two kilometres before the roundabout.
- 拐弯就在环岛前面约2公里处。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. Just past the Barlby roundabout there's temporary traffic lights.
- 在刚过巴尔比环岛的地方，有一个临时红绿灯。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. At the roundabout, take the second exit.
- 到环岛后，走第二个出口。
来自《权威词典》
- 4. Last night I got lost, and took a very roundabout way.
- 昨天夜里走错了路, 绕了一个大圈子.
来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
- 5. What a roundabout way of doing things!
- 这是个多么绕圈子做事的方法!
来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
