They took a circuitous route to avoid reporters.是什么意思？

They took a circuitous route to avoid reporters.

他们绕道避开了记者.

they

pron. 他/她/它们，人们，大家，政府，当局，她们；

例句
The storms had abated by the time they rounded Cape Horn.
他们绕过合恩角时，暴风雨已经减弱。

took

v. 拿( take的过去式 )，接受，学习，取得；

例句
The interview took place on a Friday afternoon...
采访是在一个星期五的下午进行的。

circuitous

adj. 迂回的，绕行的，萦纡，迂曲；

例句
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。

route

n. 路，（公共汽车和列车等的）常规路线，航线，渠道，途径；vt. 按某路线发送，给…规定路线[次序，程序]；

例句
Many shops along the route have been boarded up in case of trouble.
沿途很多商店的门窗都用木板封上了，以防不测。

to

prep. 向，朝着，到，关于，属于；adv. 朝一个方向的，到某种状态，关闭；

例句
I suggest you leave it to an expert...
我建议你把它留给专家来解决。

avoid

vt. 避开，避免，预防，[法]使无效，撤销，废止；

例句
I've known clients of mine go to absurd lengths, just to avoid paying me a few pounds...
我知道我的一些客户就为了少付我几英镑，可谓无所不用其极。

reporters

n. 记者( reporter的名词复数 )；

例句
He told reporters today that the president's trip to Moscow is up in the air.
今天他告诉记者们总统是否前往莫斯科尚未确定。