➡ see also diversionADJECTIVE | VERB + DETOUR | DETOUR + NOUN | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤lengthy, long長距離的繞行;長時間的兜圈子▸➤brief, little, short, slight, small短暫的繞行;繞一小段路➤five-mile, etc.繞行了 5 英里等VERB + DETOUR➤make, take繞行;走彎路◇We had to make a lengthy detour through the backstreets.我們只好走偏僻街道,繞了很長一段路。➤be worth值得繞行◇The monument is well worth a detour.紀念碑很值得我們繞道去看。DETOUR + NOUN➤route (NAmE) 繞行路線➤sign (NAmE) 繞行標誌PREPOSITION➤detour around繞過⋯◇Trucks now face a five-mile detour around the bridge.現在卡車得行駛 5 英里繞開這座橋。➤detour from繞開⋯◇Her career took a detour from the expected path.她的職業道路繞了個彎兒,沒有按預期的方向發展。➤detour through在⋯中繞行➤detour to繞行到⋯◇The ship made a detour to the south.船繞行到了南邊。