| 单词 | circumvent |
| 释义 | circumvent (once / 3692 pages) 1v 2v 3v To circumvent is to avoid. Someone who trains elephants but somehow gets out of picking up after them has found a way to circumvent the cleaning of the circus tent. Circum in Latin means "around" or "round about," and vent- comes from venire, "to come," but painting a picture from these two parts of the word helps. Picture someone circling around a barrier instead of climbing over it. That's what you do when you circumvent. You find a smart way around rules or barriers, or avoid doing something unpleasant altogether. WORD FAMILYcircumvent: circumvented, circumventing, circumvention, circumvents+/circumvention: circumventions USAGE EXAMPLESCircumventing democracy by ignoring the obvious will of the people does little to inspire confidence in our statewide leaders. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) They do not want to be seen as circumventing voters' wishes. BBC(Jan 02, 2017) That was how Russian President Vladimir Putin managed to circumvent term limits to keep control of the Kremlin, Mr. Garcia said. Washington Times(Dec 26, 2016) 1 v surround so as to force to give up 2Syn|Hypo|Hyper beleaguer, besiege, hem in, surround blockade, seal off impose a blockade on ebbhem in fish with stakes and nets so as to prevent them from going back into the sea with the ebb assail, attack launch an attack or assault on; begin hostilities or start warfare with v avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues) 3Syn|Hypo|Hyper dodge, duck, elude, evade, fudge, hedge, parry, put off, sidestep, skirt beg dodge, avoid answering, or take for granted quibbleevade the truth of a point or question by raising irrelevant objections avoid stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something v beat through cleverness and wit Syn|Hyper beat, outfox, outsmart, outwit, overreach beat, beat out, crush, shell, trounce, vanquish come out better in a competition, race, or conflict exceed, outdo, outgo, outmatch, outperform, outstrip, surmount, surpass be or do something to a greater degree |
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