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roundabout | BrE ˈraʊndəbaʊt, AmE ˈraʊndəˌbaʊt | A. noun British ① (in fairground) 旋转木马 xuánzhuǎn mùmǎ ② (in playground) 旋转平台 xuánzhuǎn píngtái ▸ it's swings and roundabouts, what you gain on the swings you lose on the roundabouts figurative 这是有得有失的事，失之东隅，收之桑榆 ③ Transport 环岛 huándǎo B. adjective ① (circuitous) 迂回的 yūhuí de ▸ to come by a roundabout way or route 绕道而来 ▸ by roundabout means 以迂回的方式 ② (not straightforward) 绕圈子的 rào quānzi de ▸ to ask in a roundabout way 拐弯抹角地问 |