round about

柯林斯词典

1. ADJ If you go somewhere by a roundabout route, you do not go there by the shortest and quickest route. 迂回的
He left today on a roundabout route for Jordan and is also due soon in Egypt. 他今天绕道前往约旦，也将很快到达埃及。
2. ADJ If you do or say something in a roundabout way, you do not do or say it in a simple, clear, and direct way. 拐弯抹角的
We made a little fuss in a roundabout way. 我们拐弯抹角地发了点牢骚。
3. N-COUNT A roundabout is a circular structure in the road at a place where several roads meet. You drive around it until you come to the road that you want. (交通) 环岛[英国英语]
4. N-COUNT A roundabout at an amusement park is a large, circular mechanical device with seats, often in the shape of animals or cars, on which children sit and go around and around. (游乐园的) 旋转木马[英国英语]
5. N-COUNT 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 around. (公园、学校的) 转椅[英国英语]