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绕道的,转弯抹角的,间接的

资料来源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Roundabout \Round"a*bout`\, a.
   1. Circuitous; going round; indirect; as, roundabout speech.

            We have taken a terrible roundabout road. --Burke.

   2. Encircling; enveloping; comprehensive. ``Large, sound,
      roundabout sense.'' --Locke.

Roundabout \Round"a*bout`\, n.
   1. A horizontal wheel or frame, commonly with wooden horses,
      etc., on which children ride; a merry-go-round. --Smart.

   2. A dance performed in a circle. --Goldsmith.

   3. A short, close jacket worn by boys, sailors, etc.

   4. A state or scene of constant change, or of recurring labor
      and vicissitude. --Cowper.

资料来源 : WordNet®

roundabout
     adj 1: marked by obliqueness or indirection in speech or conduct;
            "the explanation was circuitous and puzzling"; "a
            roundabout paragraph"; "hear in a roundabout way that
            her ex-husband was marrying her best friend" [syn: {circuitous}]
     2: deviating from a straight course; "a scenic but devious
        route"; "a long and circuitous journey by train and boat";
        "a roundabout route avoided rush-hour traffic" [syn: {devious},
         {circuitous}]
     n 1: a road junction at which traffic streams circularly around a
          central island; "the accident blocked all traffic at the
          rotary" [syn: {traffic circle}, {circle}, {rotary}]
     2: large mechanical apparatus with seats for children to ride
        on [syn: {carousel}, {carrousel}, {merry-go-round}, {whirligig}]