detour
英['diːtʊə]
美['ditʊr]
- vt. 使…绕道而行
- vi. 绕道；迂回
- n. 绕道；便道
- n. (Detour)人名；(法)德图尔
词态变化
复数: detours;第三人称单数: detours;过去式: detoured;过去分词: detoured;现在分词: detouring;
中文词源
detour 迂回
de-, 向下，离开。-tour, 转，词源同turn, tourism. 即转开，迂回。
英文词源
- 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.
双语例句
- 1. In case anyone was following me, I made an elaborate detour.
- 为了防止有人跟踪我，我特地绕了弯路。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. A radio-link automatically advises it of traffic snarls and plots a detour.
- 一个无线电接入装置会自动通知交通拥堵状况，并给出绕行建议。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. They made a 3,000 mile detour simply to prove a point.
- 他们绕行3,000英里只是为了证明自己能够做到。
来自柯林斯例句
- 4. We had to make a detour around the flooded fields.
- 我们只得绕道避开被洪水淹没的田野。
来自《权威词典》
- 5. We made a detour to avoid the heavy traffic.
- 我们绕道走,避开繁忙的交通.
来自《简明英汉词典》