circumvent

英 [ˌsɜːkəmˈvent]

美 [ˌsɜːrkəmˈvent]

v.  设法回避; 规避; 绕过; 绕行; 绕道旅行

过去分词：circumvented　现在分词：circumventing　过去式：circumvented　第三人称单数：circumvents　

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Collins.1 / BNC.14169 / COCA.11924

牛津词典

verb

• 设法回避；规避
  to find a way of avoiding a difficulty or a rule
  1. They found a way of circumventing the law.
     他们找到了规避法律的途径。
• 绕过；绕行；绕道旅行
  to go or travel around sth that is blocking your way

柯林斯词典

• VERB 规避，逃避(规则或限制)
  If someonecircumventsa rule or restriction, they avoid having to obey the rule or restriction, in a clever and perhaps dishonest way.
  1. Military planners tried to circumvent the treaty.
     军事策略家们企图绕开这一条约。
• VERB 躲避，回避(尤指意欲伤害自己的人)
  If youcircumventsomeone, you cleverly prevent them from achieving something, especially when they are trying to harm you.
  1. Roosevelt occasionally attempted to circumvent him.
     罗斯福偶尔会试图避开他。

英英释义

verb

• avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)
  1. He dodged the issue
  2. she skirted the problem
  3. They tend to evade their responsibilities
  4. he evaded the questions skillfully
  Synonym:hedgefudgeevadeput offparryeludeskirtdodgeducksidestep
• beat through cleverness and wit
  1. I beat the traffic
  2. She outfoxed her competitors
  Synonym:outwitoverreachoutsmartoutfoxbeat
• surround so as to force to give up
  1. The Turks besieged Vienna
  Synonym:besiegebeleaguersurroundhem in

双语例句

• They may be tempted by the high commissions offered by the regime or businesses to help circumvent sanctions.
  他们可能在伊朗政府或公司高额佣金的诱惑下帮助它们规避制裁。
• To circumvent this pitfall, installation of page dependency through in-line page searches is necessary.
  为了绕过这个缺陷，通过内嵌的搜索进行页面依赖性的安装是需要的。
• We hypothesized that alternate rounds of lamivudine and alpha interferon might circumvent previous shortcomings.
  我们假设，使用交替使用拉米夫定和α干扰素可能规避不足之处。
• Low stock investment position is that the fund can be used to circumvent the key market risk.
  低股票投资的立场是，该基金可用于规避市场风险的关键。
• Companies subject to western sanctions are making moves to circumvent the restrictions.
  受到西方制裁的企业正在采取措施，规避各项限制。
• They opened an office abroad in order to circumvent the tax laws.
  他们在外国开设了一个办事处，以避开税法。
• Any action I took to circumvent his scheme was justified.
  我为斗赢他的如意算盘而采取的任何行动都是正当的。
• For many diseases strongly associated with poverty, smart product design helps circumvent weaknesses in delivery systems.
  对与贫穷紧密相关的许多疾病，巧妙的产品设计有助于规避服务提供系统中的弱点。
• You've somehow managed to circumvent my security.
  你用某种方式突破了我的安全系统。
• Ships were registered abroad to circumvent employment and safety regulation.
  船只在外国注册以逃避有关雇佣和安全的规定。