circuitous

英 [səˈkjuːɪtəs]

美 [sərˈkjuːɪtəs]

adj.  迂回的; 绕道的; 曲折的

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BNC.22734 / COCA.20890

牛津词典

adj.

• 迂回的；绕道的；曲折的
  long and not direct

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED (线路)迂回的，绕行的
  Acircuitousroute is long and complicated rather than simple and direct.
  1. The cabdriver took them on a circuitous route to the police station...
     出租车司机载着他们绕了个大圈才到警察局。
  2. Stuart came into film-making via a circuitous route.
     斯图尔特费尽周折才最终开始电影制作。

英英释义

adj

• deviating from a straight course
  1. a scenic but devious route
  2. a long and circuitous journey by train and boat
  3. a roundabout route avoided rush-hour traffic
  Synonym:deviousroundabout
• marked by obliqueness or indirection in speech or conduct
  1. the explanation was circuitous and puzzling
  2. a roundabout paragraph
  3. hear in a roundabout way that her ex-husband was marrying her best friend
  Synonym:roundabout

双语例句

• Because of the circuitous and directional flow of waterways, railways often have an energy advantage over barges.
  由于河道迂回曲折且水流具有方向性，因而铁路运输较之水运，常常具有节能优势。
• I have illustrated some of the circuitous routes we have taken to arrive at our present caiman nomenclature.
  我已经说明了一些迂回路线，我们已经采取措施来达成我们目前的凯门鳄命名。
• Analysis of specific consumption values among youth consumers His explanation was circuitous and puzzling.
  青年消费群体的特殊消费价值观解析他的解释在兜圈子，让人费解。
• Many alien plants have become introduced by highly circuitous routes. Weaved our way through the heavy traffic.
  许多外来植物是通过极其迂回曲折的道路引进的。
• If something as straightforward as an opal can make such a circuitous journey, imagine what goes on with sophisticated electronics.
  如果一块简简单单的蛋白石都能经历如此曲折的旅程的话，想象一下在精密的电子产品身上会发生什么。
• Circuitous windings or sinuosities, as of a stream or path. The river flows cranking into the village.
  曲流河流道路的迂回处或弯曲河流弯弯曲曲地流进村落。
• The cabdriver took them on a circuitous route to the police station
  出租车司机载着他们绕了个大圈才到警察局。
• The explanation was circuitous and puzzling; a roundabout paragraph; hear in a roundabout way that her ex-husband was marrying her best friend.
  这个解释不直接、令人费解；间接描述的段落；间接的听说她的前夫和她最好的朋友结婚了。
• It affects the soul directly; but it can affect it also by obscure and circuitous ways-through the blood.
  它不仅直接影响人们，还可以迂回曲折地通过血液影响着人们的灵魂。
• He took a circuitous route to the library, to avoid passing her house.
  他绕道去图书馆，以避免从她家经过。