circuitous是什么意思？

circuitous

英[səˈkju:ɪtəs] 美[sərˈkjuɪtəs]

• adj. 迂回的，绕行的，萦纡，迂曲；

副词：circuitously;

例句

• They took a circuitous route to avoid reporters. 他们绕道避开了记者.
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• ADJ-GRADED
  (线路)迂回的，绕行的
  A circuitous route is long and complicated rather than simple and direct.
  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。 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。

英汉词典释义

• adj.
  迂回的;绕行的
  They took a circuitous route to avoid reporters. 他们绕道避开了记者。

英英词典释义

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