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detour

/dee-toor, dih-toor/US // ˈdi tʊər, dɪˈtʊər //UK // (ˈdiːtʊə) //

绕行,绕道,绕道而行,迂回

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a roundabout or circuitous way or course, especially one used temporarily when the main route is closed.
    • : an indirect or roundabout procedure, path, etc.
v.无主动词 verb
  1. 1
    • : to make a detour; go by way of a detour.
v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1
    • : to cause to make a detour.
    • : to make a detour around: We detoured Birmingham.

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Examples

  • Sure, an IPO is usually regarded as a road to riches, but there’s many a speed bump, detour, and dead-end on that hoped-for path to bundles of cash — especially in the presently buoyant ad tech land.

  • So Mankiewicz’s decision to target Hearst was shocking, and the explanation for it requires a detour into Mankiewicz’s long and winding biography.

  • She said a detour was set up around the area, but traffic was backed up for about three miles.

  • If you’re planning on attending or booking a separate trip, keep these adventure detours in mind.

  • In order to see why, we need to take a brief detour through the philosophy of mathematics.

  • But this is also a parody of narcissism, just a little detour to eternity.

  • The ice cream remains reason enough to detour off I-84 for a visit to this mid-20th century gem.

  • I will detour for a moment because this where I often see interviewers and pundits roll their eyes.

  • On the way to the West Bank, perhaps you could take a detour to visit some of the African neighborhoods in Tel Aviv.

  • I knew what I wanted to do, and college just felt like a detour.

  • Leaving the main road a detour of a few miles enabled us to visit Crowland Abbey shortly before reaching Peterborough.

  • Had we known of this at the time, a short detour would have taken us through its quaint streets.

  • The much-desired inn soon appeared, but, to the surprise of Gorenflot, Chicot caused him to make a detour and pass round the back.

  • Three armed with Winchesters made a long detour and dropped quietly into the sage-brush just beyond accurate pistol-range.

  • The enemy opened fire without delay, so the Yeomanry had to make a wide detour.