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

• Joda's classes are capable of producing ( though at times in a somewhat circuitous manner, as you'll see) instances of java. util. Date ( and Calendar).
  Joda的类能够生成（但是，正如您将看到的一样，有时会采用一种比较迂回的方式）java.util.Date的实例（和Calendar）。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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；
• 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。
• The more circuitous route would be the quickest. The way of performance budgeting reform can choose trilogy model.
  采取比较迂回的路线，可能是捷径。在路径选择上，可以采取三步走的模式。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。