roundabout

音标发音

• 英式音标 [ˈraʊnd.ə.baʊt]
• 美式音标 [ˈraʊnd.ə.baʊt]
• 国际音标 ['raundə,baut]
• 英式发音
• 美式发音

基本解释

• n. （交通）环岛，环状交叉路口；（游乐设施）旋转平台，旋转木马（同 merry-go-round）；（公园、学校的）转椅；迂回路线
• adj. （说话）迂回的；绕道的；圆形的

词根记忆

• round(迂回地) + about→迂回的
• round(迂回地，围绕地) + about(各处，附近)→迂回的
• round(圆圈) + about(附近)→在附近绕圈→不直接的，绕道的

同根派生

英汉例句

用作名词 (n.)

• Drive on 4 miles to the next roundabout.
  往前行驶四英里到下一个环状交叉路。

用作形容词 (adj.)

用作定语: ～+ n.

• We took a roundabout way from Chicago to San Francisco by driving through Texas.
  我们从芝加哥驱车绕道得克萨斯到达旧金山。

词组短语

短语

• YINGBIN Roundabout 迎宾环岛
• roundabout trade 间接贸易
• tangent roundabout 切线联结式环形交叉
• Roundabout Rides 学习r的发音
• Earth Roundabout 地球圆环

英英字典

剑桥英英字典

• (ON ROAD) a place where three or more roads join and traffic must go around a circular area in the middle, rather than straight across
• (PLAY EQUIPMENT) a flat, round piece of equipment in play areas on which children sit or stand and are pushed round and round
• not in a simple, direct, or quick way

柯林斯英英字典

• If you go somewhere by a roundabout route, you do not go there by the shortest and quickest route.
• If you do or say something in a roundabout way, you do not do or say it in a simple, clear, and direct way.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.

专业释义

交通运输工程

• 环岛