vt.繞行；設法避開；圍住

We went north in order to circumvent the mountains. 我們向北行駛為了從高山繞行。

She planned a way to circumvent all the bureaucratic red tape. 她計劃避開官僚體制下的繁文縟禮。

The company has opened an office abroad in order to circumvent our tax laws. 公司在國外設立一個辦事處，以躲避我國的稅法。

There is a little island circumvented by a river. 這是河流環(huán)繞的小島。