单词 | roundabout |
释义 | roundabout adj. /rownd'euh bowt", rownd"euh bowt'/; n. /rownd"euh bowt'/, adj. 1. circuitous or indirect, as a road, journey, method, statement or person. 2. (of clothing) cut circularly at the bottom; having no tails, train, or the like. n. 3. a short, close-fitting coat or jacket worn by men or boys, esp. in the 19th century. 4. Brit. a merry-go-round. 5. a circuitous or indirect road, method, etc. 6. Chiefly Brit. See traffic circle. [1525-35; ROUND1 (adv.) + ABOUT] Syn. 1. meandering, twisting, rambling, tortuous. |
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