detour
noun /ˈdiːtʊə(r)/, /ˈdiːtɔː(r)/
/ˈdiːtʊr/
- 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 - 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。 - It's well worth making a detour to see the village.
绕道去参观一下这村子很是值得。
Topics Transport by car or lorryc2- The monument is well worth a detour.
纪念碑很值得我们绕道去看。 - The ship made a detour to the south.
船绕行到了南边。 - Trucks now face a five-mile detour around the bridge.
现在卡车得行驶 5 英里绕开这座桥。 - We had to make a lengthy detour through the backstreets.
我们只好走偏僻街道,绕了很长一段路。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- lengthy
- long
- brief
- …
- make
- take
- be worth
- …
- route
- sign
- detour around
- detour from
- detour through
- …
- We had to make a detour around the flooded fields.
- (North American English) (British English diversion)a road or route that is used when the usual one is closed
临时绕行路;临时支路 Collocations Dictionaryadjective- lengthy
- long
- brief
- …
- make
- take
- be worth
- …
- route
- sign
- detour around
- detour from
- detour through
- …
词源mid 18th cent. (as a noun): from French détour ‘change of direction’, from détourner ‘turn away’.