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circumvent

释义

circumvent

verb transitive formal

UK /ˌsɜː(r)kəmˈvent/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/they	circumvent
he/she/it	circumvents
present participle	circumventing
past tense	circumvented
past participle	circumvented

1
to find a way of avoiding a rule or law that limits you, especially using a clever trick that does not break the law
Advertising restrictions are easily circumvented.
Synonyms and related words
To avoid doing something, or to avoid something
avoid
get out of
duck out of
2
to go around something that is stopping you going where you want
motorists attempting to circumvent traffic jams
Synonyms and related words
To move past or around an area or object
pass
round
clear

circumvent

verb transitive formal

US /ˌsɜrkəmˈvent/US /ˈsɜrkəmˌvent/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/they	circumvent
he/she/it	circumvents
present participle	circumventing
past tense	circumvented
past participle	circumvented

1
to find a way of avoiding a rule or law that limits you, especially using a clever trick that does not break the law
Advertising restrictions are easily circumvented.
Synonyms and related words
To avoid doing something, or to avoid something
avoid
get out of
duck out of
2
to go around something that is stopping you from going where you want
drivers attempting to circumvent traffic jams
Synonyms and related words
To move past or around an area or object
pass
round
clear

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