circumvent
美音:
[´sə:kəm´vent
]英音:
[´sə:kəm´vent
]vt.围绕,包围,智取
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circumvent为短语/超纲词汇
词形变化:
形容词:circumventive 名词:circumventer 动词过去式:circumvented 过去分词:circumvented 现在分词:circumventing 第三人称单数:circumvents
词根
ven,vent=to come(来到)
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circumvent
/,sɜ:kəm'vent; ,sɝkəm`vɛnt/
v [Tn] (fml 文) find a way of overcoming or avoiding (sth) 设法克服或避免(某事物); 规避; 回避
*circumvent a law, rule, problem, difficulty 规避一法规、规则、问题、困难.
circumvent
v [T]formal
[Date: 1400-1500; Language: Latin;Origin: , past participle of circumvenire 'to come around', from circum- ( CIRCUM-) + venire 'to come']
to avoid a problem or rule that restricts you, especially in a clever or dishonest way - used to show disapproval
The company opened an account abroad, in order to circumvent the tax laws.
to avoid something by changing the direction in which you are travelling
We went north in order to circumvent the mountains.
>circumvention [-'venʃən/