名詞 roundabout:

1. a road junction at which traffic streams circularly around a central island
   同義詞：traffic circle, circle, rotary
2. large mechanical apparatus with seats for children to ride on
   同義詞：carousel, carrousel, merry-go-round, whirligig

形容詞 roundabout:

1. marked by obliqueness or indirection in speech or conduct
   同義詞：circuitous
2. deviating from a straight course
   同義詞：devious, circuitous

1. The car stalled at the roundabout.
   那輛汽車在環(huán)形交叉處拋錨了。
2. Five roads radiate from this roundabout.
   有五條道路以這個環(huán)狀交叉路為中心向各方伸展開。
3. At the roundabout, take the third exit.
   在環(huán)狀交叉路口，從第三條出路駛出。
4. We drove home by a roundabout route.
   我們繞遠道駕車回家。

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adj.（形容詞）
Indirect; circuitous:
繞圈子的；不直截了當?shù)模?/br>例句：
.This conclusion was reached in a roundabout but nevertheless perfectly reliable way.(George Gamow)See Synonyms at indirect
.這個結(jié)論是間接得出的，但得出結(jié)論的方式是相當可靠的.(喬治·伽莫夫)參見 indirect

n.（名詞）
A short, close-fitting jacket.
緊身短上衣
Chiefly British A merry-go-round.
【多用于英國】 旋轉(zhuǎn)木馬
Chiefly British A traffic circle.
【多用于英國】 環(huán)形交叉，環(huán)形交通樞紐