roundabout

Từ điển Oxford Learners Wordfinder Dictionary

I - noun

1. a large, rotating machine with seats for children to ride or amusement
• Syn:
carousel, carrousel, merry-go-round, whirligig
• Hypernyms:
ride
2. 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
• Hypernyms:
junction
• Part Holonyms:
road, route

II - adjective

1. marked by obliqueness or indirection in speech or conduct (Freq. 1)
- 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
• Similar to:
indirect
2. deviating from a straight course (Freq. 1)
- a scenic but devious route
- a long and circuitous journey by train and boat
- a roundabout route avoided rush-hour traffic
• Syn:
devious, circuitous
• Similar to:
indirect
• Derivationally related forms:
deviousness (for: devious)

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  devious, circuitous, carousel, carrousel, merry-go-round, whirligig, traffic circle, circle, rotary