round about

• 围绕； 向相反方向； 迂回地

英英释义

名词 roundabout:

1. a road junction at which traffic streams circularly around a central island

2. a large, rotating machine with seats for children to ride or amusement

形容词 roundabout:

1. marked by obliqueness or indirection in speech or conduct

2. deviating from a straight course

经典引文

• Yon hollow, crusted roundabout With copper where the clamp was.

  出自： Browning

• Bob..does a circular tour of all the villages round about.

  出自： Douglas Clark

词汇搭配

• in a round-about way 迂回曲折地,绕着弯儿...
• round about 围绕