| 釋義 |
roundabout /'raundsbaut; 'raund 團(tuán) baut/ attrib adj not going or coming by, or using, the shortest or most direct route: 繞遠(yuǎn)道的; 間接的： I heard the news in a ~ way. 我間接聽(tīng)到這個(gè)消息。 We came by a route. 我們繞遠(yuǎn)路而來(lái)。 What a ~ way of doing things! 這真是一種繞圈子的做法！ n [C] 1 (=merry-go-round) revolving circular platform with wooden horses, etc on which children ride for fun (at fairs, etc). 旋轉(zhuǎn)木馬(一種裝有木馬等的圓形臺(tái)供兒童乘坐玩樂(lè))。 You lose on the swings what you make on the ~s, (prov) have losses and profits which are about equal. (諺)失之東隅，收之桑榆。 2 circular road junction causing traffic to go round instead of directly across (US 美 → traffic circle or rotary). 道路交叉處之圓環(huán)(使交通車輛繞行而不直接駛過(guò))。 |