roundabout /ˈraʊndəˌbaʊt/ CET6+ TEM4

• 1. 

  ADJ If you go somewhere by a roundabout route, you do not go there by the shortest and quickest route. 迂回的

  例：

  He left today on a roundabout route for Jordan and is also due soon in Egypt.

  他今天绕道前往约旦，也将很快到达埃及。

• 2. 

  ADJ If you do or say something in a roundabout way, you do not do or say it in a simple, clear, and direct way. 拐弯抹角的

  例：

  We made a little fuss in a roundabout way.

  我们拐弯抹角地发了点牢骚。

• 3. 

  N-COUNT A roundabout is a circular structure in the road at a place where several roads meet. You drive around it until you come to the road that you want. (交通) 环岛 [英国英语]

• 4. 

  N-COUNT A roundabout at an amusement park is a large, circular mechanical device with seats, often in the shape of animals or cars, on which children sit and go around and around. (游乐园的) 旋转木马 [英国英语]

• 5. 

  N-COUNT A roundabout in a park or school play area is a circular platform that children sit or stand on. People push the platform to make it spin around. (公园、学校的) 转椅 [英国英语]