round-about
 (adj.)迂迴的


 roundabout
      adj 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" [syn: circuitous]
      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" [syn: devious,
          circuitous]
      n 1: a road junction at which traffic streams circularly around a
           central island; "the accident blocked all traffic at the
           rotary" [syn: traffic circle, circle, rotary]
      2: large mechanical apparatus with seats for children to ride
         on [syn: carousel, carrousel, merry-go-round, whirligig]