circumvent

英 [ˌsɜːkəmˈvent]

美 [ˌsɜːrkəmˈvent]

v.  设法回避; 规避; 绕过; 绕行; 绕道旅行

过去分词：circumvented　现在分词：circumventing　过去式：circumvented　第三人称单数：circumvents　

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Collins.1 / BNC.14169 / COCA.11924

牛津词典

verb

• 设法回避；规避
  to find a way of avoiding a difficulty or a rule
  1. They found a way of circumventing the law.
     他们找到了规避法律的途径。
• 绕过；绕行；绕道旅行
  to go or travel around sth that is blocking your way

柯林斯词典

• VERB 规避，逃避(规则或限制)
  If someonecircumventsa rule or restriction, they avoid having to obey the rule or restriction, in a clever and perhaps dishonest way.
  1. Military planners tried to circumvent the treaty.
     军事策略家们企图绕开这一条约。
• VERB 躲避，回避(尤指意欲伤害自己的人)
  If youcircumventsomeone, you cleverly prevent them from achieving something, especially when they are trying to harm you.
  1. Roosevelt occasionally attempted to circumvent him.
     罗斯福偶尔会试图避开他。

英英释义

verb

• avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)
  1. He dodged the issue
  2. she skirted the problem
  3. They tend to evade their responsibilities
  4. he evaded the questions skillfully
  Synonym:hedgefudgeevadeput offparryeludeskirtdodgeducksidestep
• beat through cleverness and wit
  1. I beat the traffic
  2. She outfoxed her competitors
  Synonym:outwitoverreachoutsmartoutfoxbeat
• surround so as to force to give up
  1. The Turks besieged Vienna
  Synonym:besiegebeleaguersurroundhem in

双语例句

• Military planners tried to circumvent the treaty.
  军事策略家们企图绕开这一条约。
• You've somehow managed to circumvent my security.
  你用某种方式突破了我的安全系统。
• The intruder uses this access to try to circumvent the normal application usage and to do inappropriate things.
  入侵者使用这种访问方式来试图超越应用程序的正常使用，做一些不正当的事情。
• We hypothesized that alternate rounds of lamivudine and alpha interferon might circumvent previous shortcomings.
  我们假设，使用交替使用拉米夫定和α干扰素可能规避不足之处。
• They may be tempted by the high commissions offered by the regime or businesses to help circumvent sanctions.
  他们可能在伊朗政府或公司高额佣金的诱惑下帮助它们规避制裁。
• Department said that new regulations introduced mainly in order to circumvent the deed tax and stamp duty revenue loss.
  北京有关税务局说，新条例推出，主要是为了规避契税和印花税的收入损失。
• In an attempt to circumvent the censors, online users are posting entries with English variations and alternative names.
  在试图绕过检查员，在线用户张贴与英语的变化和备用名称条目。
• To circumvent foreign-ownership restrictions, Chinese firms use the so-called variable-interest entity ( VIE) structure.
  为规避对外国所有权的限制，中国公司使用所谓的可变利益实体（VIE）结构。
• I have done my best to circumvent the problem.
  我已经尽最大努力规避的问题。
• For many diseases strongly associated with poverty, smart product design helps circumvent weaknesses in delivery systems.
  对与贫穷紧密相关的许多疾病，巧妙的产品设计有助于规避服务提供系统中的弱点。