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

• Vaccination would also circumvent weak health systems that hinder efforts to diagnose and treat TB.
  疫苗接种还将克服妨碍诊断和治疗结核病的薄弱卫生体系的问题。
• What we're proposing will circumvent your protocols.
  我们的办法不会和你那些法案冲突。
• They opened an office abroad in order to circumvent the tax laws.
  他们在外国开设了一个办事处，以避开税法。
• 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。
• The company has opened an office abroad in order to circumvent our tax laws.
  公司在国外设立一个办事处，以躲避我国的税法。
• Private direct investment may follow, especially as a way to circumvent trade protectionist measures.
  私人直接投资可能会紧随其后，特别是作为一种避开贸易保护主义措施的手段。
• What I am highlighting in this article is how you can actually circumvent the third and fourth issues.
  在这篇文章中，我要强调的是如何真正地绕开第三个和第四个问题。
• Military planners tried to circumvent the treaty.
  军事策略家们企图绕开这一条约。
• Techniques used to circumvent security measures;
  规避保安措施的技术；
• 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。