circuitous

英 [səˈkjuːɪtəs]

美 [sərˈkjuːɪtəs]

adj. 迂回的; 绕道的; 曲折的

TOEFL GRE

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

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。
The figure is a circuitous conduit for the transmission of energies.
这图形是一种作为能量传导的迂回的媒介。
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。
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。
Like other great Russian composers, Tschaikovsky arrived at music by a circuitous route, almost by accident.
同许多俄国的伟大作曲家一样，柴可夫斯基经历了一条曲折的道路才到达音乐的国土，并且几乎是出于偶然。
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。
Her book came to the screen by a somewhat circuitous route.
她那本书经过一番周折才搬上银幕。
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
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。
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。