detour

英 [ˈdiːtʊə(r)]

美 [ˈdiːtʊr]

n.  绕行的路; 迂回路; 兜圈子
v.  (使)绕道，绕行

复数：detours　过去分词：detoured　现在分词：detouring　过去式：detoured　第三人称单数：detours　

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Collins.1 / BNC.14405 / COCA.12159

牛津词典

noun

• 绕行的路；迂回路；兜圈子
  a longer route that you take in order to avoid a problem or to visit a place
• 绕行的路；迂回路；兜圈子
  a longer route that you take in order to avoid a problem or to visit a place

verb

• （使）绕道，绕行
  to take a longer route in order to avoid a problem or to visit a place; to make sb/sth take a longer route
  1. The President detoured to Chicago for a special meeting.
     总统绕道到芝加哥参加一个特别会议。

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 绕道;绕路;迂回
  If you make adetouron a journey, you go by a route which is not the shortest way, because you want to avoid something such as a traffic jam, or because there is something you want to do on the way.
  1. He did not take the direct route to his home, but made a detour around the outskirts of the city.
     他没有直接回家，而是绕到市郊兜了个圈子。
• 绕行路线;迂回路线
  Adetouris a special route for traffic to follow when the normal route is blocked, for example because it is being repaired.

in BRIT, use 英国英语用 diversion


• VERB 绕道;绕路;绕行
  If youdetour, you make a detour.
  1. On the way back, Jarvis detoured to check the time of services at the church.
     回去的路上，贾维斯绕道去核实了一下教堂礼拜仪式的时间。

英英释义

noun

• a roundabout road (especially one that is used temporarily while a main route is blocked)
  Synonym:roundabout way

verb

• travel via a detour

双语例句

• He did not take the direct route to his home, but made a detour around the outskirts of the city.
  他没有直接回家，而是绕到市郊兜了个圈子。
• The past can be useful detour, but the destination must always be the future.
  也许，过往只是一段有助于我们成长的迂回之路，但我们的目的地永远都是未来。
• He was happy to make a detour for her convenience.
  为了她方便，他很乐意绕道。
• Ah, the road's up. it's a detour.
  啊，路到尽头了。需要绕道。
• Half the road was up in Leadenhall Street, so their taxi was obliged to make a detour.
  半条利德霍尔街都在修路，他们的出租车只好绕道走。
• We made a detour to avoid the heavy traffic.
  我们绕道走，避开繁忙的交通。
• A Belgian woman took an astonishing 1,800 mile detour through six countries after her car navigation system went wrong.
  一名比利时女子汽车上的导航系统发生了故障，她开车行驶了1800英里，穿越了6个国家，路程之远令人惊叹。
• He made a detour of many miles.
  他走了好多英里的弯路。
• Because of the construction, we must take a detour.
  因施工，我们必须绕道而行。
• The main road was blocked so we had to make a detour.
  因为干道被堵，我们不得不绕道而行。