Roundabout



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解释

GRE 红宝书

• adj. 绕远道的, 转弯抹角的
• ［英］ adj. 绕远道的, 转弯抹角的 ( indirect; circuitous)
• ［记］ 组合词: round ( 转圈) +about
• ［例］ We heard the news in a roundabout way.

Webster Collegiate

I. adjective

• Date: 1608
• circuitous, indirect <had to take a roundabout route>
• ? roundaboutness noun

II. noun

• Date: 1755
• 1. a circuitous route ; detour
• 2. British merry-go-round
• 3. a short close-fitting jacket worn by men and boys especially in the 19th century
• 4. British rotary 2

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