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at the roundabout
表示位置时常用at。
Turn left at the roundabout.
在环形交叉路口左转。
环形交叉路口；环岛
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
环形交叉路口；环岛
A road junction where traffic moves in one direction around a central island.
Turn left at the roundabout.
在环形交叉路口左转。
游乐场中的旋转木马。
A fairground carousel.
环形交叉路口,车辆环绕中央岛行驶
a road junction at which traffic streams circularly around a central island
绕行路线；迂回路。
A detour.
供儿童乘坐的大型旋转游乐设施
a large, rotating machine with seats for children to ride or amusement
We went straight through the roundabout.
我们径直通过了环形交叉路口。
There is a roundabout at the end of the street.
街道尽头有一个环形交叉路口。
The car entered the roundabout slowly.
汽车缓慢驶入了环形交叉路口。
表示位置时常用at。
Turn left at the roundabout.
在环形交叉路口左转。
enter常与roundabout搭配，表示驶入。
Enter the roundabout slowly.
慢慢进入环形交叉路口。
around表示围绕环岛行驶。
Go around the roundabout and take the second exit.
绕过环形交叉路口，从第二个出口驶出。
Not this
I went to roundabout.
Use this
I went to a roundabout.
roundabout是可数名词单数，在泛指时需要加不定冠词a。
Not this
There is a lot of roundabouts in this city.
Use this
There are a lot of roundabouts in this city.
roundabout作为可数名词复数，与a lot of连用时，谓语动词要用复数形式are。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
绕环岛行驶
You have to go round the roundabout to reach the second exit.
你必须绕环岛行驶才能到达第二个出口。
在环岛处
Turn left at the roundabout.
在环岛处左转。
环岛中央岛
The roundabout island is often landscaped with flowers.
环岛中央岛常种有花卉。
微型环岛
There's a mini-roundabout at the end of the street.
街道尽头有一个微型环岛。
有得必有失；得失相当
If you work longer hours you earn more, but you have less time with your family – it's always swings and roundabouts.
如果你工作时间更长，你挣得更多，但和家人在一起的时间更少——总是有得必有失。
我将成为环形交叉，话语会让你彻底明白。
The song 'Roundabout' by Yes uses the word metaphorically to describe a cyclical journey.
Yes乐队的歌曲《Roundabout》用这个词比喻一段循环的旅程。
Use roundabout naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
想象圆形路“round”加上“about”周围，就是车辆绕圈的环形交叉路口。
中性语域，多用于道路交通场景，如描述路口或导航指示。通常出现在正式交通指南或驾驶教学中，日常对话较少使用。
All listed words rhyme with the last syllable of roundabout (/-baʊt/). Note that 'route' is only a rhyme when pronounced /raʊt/; the /ruːt/ pronunciation does not rhyme.
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