detour
英['di?t??]
美['dit?r]
- vt. 使…繞道而行
- vi. 繞道；迂回
- n. 繞道；便道
- n. (Detour)人名；(法)德圖爾
詞態變化
復數:?detours;第三人稱單數:?detours;過去式:?detoured;過去分詞:?detoured;現在分詞:?detouring;
中文詞源
detour 迂回
de-, 向下，離開。-tour, 轉，詞源同turn, tourism. 即轉開，迂回。
英文詞源
- detour (n.)
- 1738, from French détour, from Old French destor "side road, byway; evasion, excuse," from destorner "turn aside," from des- "aside" + tourner "to turn" (see turn (v.)).
- detour (v.)
- 1836 (intransitive); 1905 (transitive), from detour (n.). Related: Detoured; detouring.
雙語例句
- 1. In case anyone was following me, I made an elaborate detour.
- 為了防止有人跟蹤我，我特地繞了彎路。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. A radio-link automatically advises it of traffic snarls and plots a detour.
- 一個無線電接入裝置會自動通知交通擁堵狀況，并給出繞行建議。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. They made a 3,000 mile detour simply to prove a point.
- 他們繞行3,000英里只是為了證明自己能夠做到。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. We had to make a detour around the flooded fields.
- 我們只得繞道避開被洪水淹沒的田野。
來自《權威詞典》
- 5. We made a detour to avoid the heavy traffic.
- 我們繞道走,避開繁忙的交通.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》