round about

柯林斯詞典

1. ADJ If you go somewhere by a roundabout route, you do not go there by the shortest and quickest route. 迂回的
He left today on a roundabout route for Jordan and is also due soon in Egypt. 他今天繞道前往約旦，也將很快到達(dá)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. 拐彎抹角的
We made a little fuss in a roundabout way. 我們拐彎抹角地發(fā)了點(diǎn)牢騷。
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) 環(huán)島[英國(guó)英語(yǔ)]
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. (游樂(lè)園的) 旋轉(zhuǎn)木馬[英國(guó)英語(yǔ)]
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. (公園、學(xué)校的) 轉(zhuǎn)椅[英國(guó)英語(yǔ)]