roundabout
adj[usu attrib 通常作定语]
not using the shortest or most direct route, form of words, etc 绕道的; 兜圈子的; 拐弯抹角的
take a roundabout route 绕远道
I heard the news in a roundabout way. 我是间接听到这消息的.
a roundabout way of saying sth 拐弯抹角的说某事. roundabout, n
1 (US also carousel, `merry-go-round, whirligig) revolving platform with model horses, cars, etc for children to ride on in a playground or at a funfair 旋转木马.
2 (US traffic circle, rotary) multiple road junction in the form of a circle round which all traffic has to pass in the same direction 环状交叉路(多条道路的交叉口, 车辆均须按相同方向绕行). =>illus at App 1 见附录1插图, page xiii. Cf 参看 circus 3.
3 (idm 习语) swings and roundabouts => swing2.
The towers are further apart at the top than at the base, but this is no mistake.
两座塔楼的楼顶之间的距离比楼底之间的距离要大一些,但是这并不是错误。
What should I do? Maybe I should have told that workmate I knew what he was doing.
我该怎么办?也许我早该对那个工人说我知道他的行为。
To examine your skills and abilities still further, ask yourself this question: in the following three areas - skills with people, skills with information or skills with things - which are your best skills? Note that it is not enough to say to yourself,