a place where three or more roads join and traffic must go around a circular area in the middle, rather than straight across

a flat, round piece of equipment in play areas on which children sit or stand and are pushed round and round

a large machine at a fair that turns round and has wooden or plastic animals or vehicles on which children ride

not in a simple, direct, or quick way

We took a roundabout route to avoid the accident. 为了避开那起事故的事发现场，我们绕道而行。

He asked me, in a roundabout way, if he could have a salary increase. 他转弯抹角地问我是否可以给他加薪。