| 词汇 | roundabout |
| 释义 | roundabout /raʊndəbaʊt/ [countable] (bre) a road junction in the shape of a circle with all the roads leading off it. all vehicles travel around the circle in the same direction until they reach the turning that they want.（交通）环岛； 回旋处 ； 圆环 ◆at the roundabout, take the second exit.到环岛后，走第二个出口。ⓘ in american english a roundabout is called a traffic circle or a rotary, but they are not at all common in the united states.在美式英语中，交通环岛称作 traffic circle 或 rotary，但这两个词在美国并不多见。roundabout¹/ˈraʊndəbaʊt ||; ˈraυndəˌbaυt/noun[c] 1. a circle where several roads meet, that all the traffic has to go round in the same direction 环形交叉路口；（道路交会处的）环行道 2. a round platform made for children to play on. they sit or stand on it and sb pushes it round. 旋转木马 ☞picture at swing 见swing插图 3. =merry-go-roundroundabout²/ˈraʊndəbaʊt ||; ˈraυndəˌbaυt/adj longer than is necessary or usual; not direct 绕道的；迂回的: ◇we got lost and came by rather a roundabout route. 我们迷了路，绕了远路才到。 roundabout• ⇨ in a roundabout way☞ roundabout¹☞ roundabout² |
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