roundabout的意思

roundabout

英式音标['raʊndəbaʊt]
美式英标['raʊndəbaʊt]

基本解释

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。

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。

3. At the roundabout, take the second exit.: 到环岛后，走第二个出口。

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.

5. What a roundabout way of doing things!: 这是个多么绕圈子做事的方法!

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