roundabout 六级GREGMAT高考考研

in a roundabout way, he was fishing for information.

圈子探听消息。

she slowed for a roundabout, taking the second exit.

她在环形路前减速，开上了第二个出口。

we need to take a roundabout route to throw off any pursuit.

我们必须道而行甩掉追踪。

We took a roundabout way from Chicago to San Francisco by driving through Texas.

我们从芝加哥驱车道得克萨斯到达旧金山。

I chose a roundabout road to avoid the rush-hour traffic. In their extended sensesthe terms are applied to something that is not open and straightforward;they sometimes imply an effort to evade or deceive:

我了个圈，以避开高峰时的车流。 这些词具有引申义，用以指那些不开的或不直截了当的事物；它们有时也指那些掩盖事实或欺骗别人的努力：