circumvent /.sә:kәm'vent/
Meaning
English definition
- (v.) surround so as to force to give up
- (v.) beat through cleverness and wit
- (v.) avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)
Chinese translation
- vt. 绕行, 陷害, 包围, 智取
Word details
- Part of speech
- verb
- Pronunciation
- /.sә:kәm'vent/
- Syllables
- 3
- Exam levels
- TOEFL · GRE
- Frequency
- Zipf 3.15 · Super Super Rare
Word forms
circumvented, circumventing, circumvents
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Related words
circumstance · circumference · circumspect · circumscribe
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