绕[rào]

动

1. wind; coil

♦ ~线 wind thread

♦ 把铁丝~成圈 coil wire; wind wire into a coil

2. move round; circle; revolve

♦ 地球~着太阳转。 The earth moves (or revolves) round the sun.

♦ 运动员~场一周。 The athletes marched around the arena .

3. make a detour; bypass; go round

♦ ~过暗礁 bypass hidden reefs; steer clear of submerged rocks

♦ 你必须明确回答这个问题, 想~是~不过去的。 You must give a definite answer to the question. There's no getting round it.

4. confuse; baffle; befuddle

♦ 你的话把他~住了。 What you said confused him.

♦ 我一时~住了, 账目没算对。 I got confused and didn't work out the accounts correctly.