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

• 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。
• This is a concise discussion of the potential costs and benefits of constructing a new, much less circuitous road to link Nepal and India;
  这篇文章简要讨论建造一条较少弯路的公路以连接尼泊尔和印度，此工程的潜在成本和效益；
• From Unilateral Punishment to Circuitous Adverseness: Another Interpretation on Chinese Criminal Procedure
  从单向度惩罚到迂回博弈：对我国刑事诉讼模式的另一种解读
• We had to take a circuitous route because of an accident on the turnpike.
  由于收费公路上发生了事故，我们不得不走一条弯路。
• The evolution of the relationship between ruling the country by law and socialism has undergone a circuitous process.
  法治与社会主义的关联经历了一个曲折的发展过程。
• 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。
• 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。
• If it does, the MD should not have been relying on this circuitous and random route to make the discovery. Surely his staff should have tipped him off long ago.
  如果是，董事总经理就不应该通过如此曲折、随机的途径获悉，员工们应当很早以前就已经向他反映了才对。
• Less well known, however, is the fact that almost every Chinese borrower that has tapped the international markets for funds has done so through a circuitous route that exposes investors to considerable risk.
  人们不太清楚的是，在国际市场上融资的中国企业几乎都采取了一条迂回的路径，使投资者面临相当大的风险。