单词 | detour |
释义 | detour /dee"toor, di toor"/, n. 1. a roundabout or circuitous way or course, esp. one used temporarily when the main route is closed. 2. an indirect or roundabout procedure, path, etc. v.i. 3. to make a detour; go by way of a detour. v.t. 4. to cause to make a detour. 5. to make a detour around: We detoured Birmingham. [1730-40 < F détour, OF destor, deriv. of destorner to turn aside, equiv. to des- DE- + torner to TURN] |
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