to circumvent
01
规避, 逃避
to evade an obligation, question, or problem by means of excuses or dishonesty
Transitive: to circumvent an obligation or problem
例子
Many companies circumvent their environmental responsibilities by outsourcing to suppliers in other countries.
许多公司通过外包给其他国家的供应商来规避他们的环境责任。
Students often try to circumvent answering difficult exam questions by providing vague responses.
学生经常试图通过提供模糊的答案来规避回答困难的考试问题。
02
规避, 绕过
to find a way around something, especially through cleverness or strategy
Transitive: to circumvent an obstacle
例子
The hacker tried to circumvent the security system but was caught by the IT department.
黑客试图绕过安全系统，但被IT部门抓获。
She managed to circumvent the traffic by taking a back road.
她通过走小路成功绕过了交通堵塞。
03
包围, 绕过
to surround someone or something so as to prevent escape or effective opposition
Transitive: to circumvent sb/sth
例子
Soldiers circumvented enemy positions on the hill by scaling the cliffs above under cover of night and rolling grenades down in the morning.
士兵们在夜幕的掩护下攀爬上方的悬崖，并在早晨滚下手榴弹，从而绕过了山上的敌军阵地。
The police were able to circumvent the suspect by cordoning off the entire block, cutting off all possible escape routes.
警方通过封锁整个街区，切断所有可能的逃跑路线，成功包围了嫌疑人。
