roundabouts

英 [ˈraʊndəbaʊts]

美 [ˈraʊndəˌbaʊts]

n.  (交通)环岛; (游乐设施)旋转平台
roundabout的复数

柯林斯词典

• （交通）环岛;环形交叉路口
  Aroundaboutis 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.

in AM, use 美国英语用 traffic circle


• 旋转木马
  Aroundaboutat 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.

in AM, use 美国英语用merry-go-round, carousel


• （儿童坐的）旋转圆台
  Aroundaboutin 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.

in AM, use 美国英语用merry-go-round


• ADJ-GRADED (路线)迂回的，绕弯的，绕远的
  If you go somewhere by aroundaboutroute, you do not go there by the shortest and quickest route.
  1. 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。
• ADJ-GRADED (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 aroundaboutway, you do not do or say it in a simple, clear, and direct way.
  1. We made a bit of a fuss in a roundabout way.
     我们拐弯抹角地发了点牢骚。
  2. ...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
• round about→ see:round

双语例句

• Application of Analogy in Phase Design of Signalized Roundabouts
  类比法在十字环形交叉口相位设计中的应用
• Well, it's swings and roundabouts, isn't it?
  嗯，此事既有得又有失，不是吗？
• What people gain on the roundabouts at work obviously matters more to them than what whey lose on the swings in family life.
  人们在工作中的所得，远远比在家庭生活中失去的重要得多。
• The research on the capacity of roundabouts is a complicated process. Capacity research must be connected with the appraising methods of traffic quality.
  交叉口通行能力研究必须与交通运行质量的评价方法结合起来。
• Instead they fly along motorways, turn at junctions and even go around roundabouts, adding miles to their journeys.
  相反，它们是沿着汽车路线飞行的。他们在路口处转弯，甚至还绕行环岛，多飞很长的路程。
• We then moved closer to the Arc de Triomphe, one of the busiest roundabouts in the world.
  然后，我们移近凯旋门，其中一个在世界上最繁忙的出入。
• The model is important to plan, design and assess the serve level for roundabouts.
  与交叉口车流交织段长度有关。模型对环形交叉口的规划、设计以及服务水平的评价具有指导意义。
• The arguments for roundabouts are strong.
  关于环形路的争论一直很激烈。
• The interchange, roundabouts, access roads, visitors centre, employers offices, engineers offices and contractors offices will be constructed on reclaimed land and will need to be designed accordingly.
  立体交叉道、环形路、通道、访客中心、雇员办公室、监理方办公室和承包商办公室将在填海土地上修建，需作相应的设计。
• Study of the Delay Theory Model for Low Channeling Roundabouts
  低渠化环形交叉口延误理论模型研究