roundabout

noun

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

Synonym: carouselcarrouselmerry-go-roundwhirligig

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

e.g. the accident blocked all traffic at the rotary

Synonym: traffic circlecirclerotary

adj

1. deviating from a straight course

e.g. a scenic but devious route
a long and circuitous journey by train and boat
a roundabout route avoided rush-hour traffic

Synonym: deviouscircuitous

2. marked by obliqueness or indirection in speech or conduct

e.g. the explanation was circuitous and puzzling
a roundabout paragraph
hear in a roundabout way that her ex-husband was marrying her best friend

Synonym: circuitous

1. （交通）环岛;环形交叉路口
A roundabout is a circular structure in the road at a place where several roads meet. You drive round it until you come to the road that you want.

2. 旋转木马
A roundabout at a fair is a large, circular mechanical device with seats, often in the shape of animals or cars, on which children sit and go round and round.

roundabout的解释

3. （儿童坐的）旋转圆台
A roundabout in a park or school play area is a circular platform that children sit or stand on. People push the platform to make it spin round.

4. (路线)迂回的，绕弯的，绕远的
If you go somewhere by a roundabout route, you do not go there by the shortest and quickest route.

e.g. He left today on a roundabout route for Jordan and is also due soon in Egypt.
他今天启程绕道去约旦，用不了多久还会去埃及。

5. (说话或做事)迂回的，转弯抹角的，不直截了当的
If you do or say something in a roundabout way, you do not do or say it in a simple, clear, and direct way.

e.g. We made a bit of a fuss in a roundabout way.
我们拐弯抹角地发了点牢骚。
e.g. ...using indirect or roundabout language in place of a precise noun.
使用间接的、旁敲侧击的语言，而不是准确的名词

6. round about -> see round
swings and roundabouts -> see swing

1. 环岛：于是,在伟大的GPS指引下,我们忽尔向忽而向右,就这么欣赏着快乐着,穿过丘陵、穿过农庄、穿过牧场,一路沿山势而上,突然发现自己到了一个类似环岛(roundabout)的地方,左中右各是一个Farm的入口,路口有简易的门栏拦着,我们傻眼了,这怎么走啊?

2. 圆环：交通规则:在澳洲驾车靠左行驶,与国内相反,且在澳洲遇到圆环(roundabout)时,如驾驶人右方有来车,右边来车优先. 遇到Give Way标志时,必须让对方先行. 遇Stop标志,则必须完全停车. 除非您熟悉当地的交通规则或驾驶文化,否则建议您使用大众交通工具,