英语单词

detour是什么意思

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

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》

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