bypass
/ˈbaɪ.pɑːs/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈbaɪ.pæs/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈbī-ˌpas/ (ame, mw) · /ˈbaɪpɑːs/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈbaɪpæs/ (ame, ipa)
bypass — 動詞
1. to take a route that goes around a place, town, or obstacle instead of through i
繞過；繞行
走外圍路線避開某地或障礙
to take a route that goes around a place, town, or obstacle instead of through it, usually to save time or to keep clear of trouble.
Marcus took the new ring road to bypass the city centre.
Marcus 走新建的環城公路繞過市中心。
bypass + [place] for going around it
The hikers chose a forest trail that bypasses the muddy field near the river.
登山客選了一條森林步道，繞過河邊那片泥濘的田地。
Heavy trucks bypass our village by using the new motorway built last spring.
重型卡車透過去年春天通車的高速公路繞過我們的村莊。
Lina drove an extra ten minutes to bypass the road works on Main Street.
Lina 多開了十分鐘車，繞過 Main Street 上的道路施工。
- skirt
stresses moving along the edge of a place rather than entering
- circumvent
more formal; can also describe going round an obstacle
- avoid
broader; does not imply taking a route around
文法句型
bypass + [place / obstacle]
用法筆記
Object is usually a place or physical obstacle (a town, a junction, traffic). Distinguish from sense 2, which takes an abstract object such as a rule or person in authority.
常見錯誤
2. to skip a rule, procedure, or person in charge by dealing directly with someone
略過；避開
跳過正常規定或主管直接處理
to skip a rule, procedure, or person in charge by dealing directly with someone else, so that the usual checks do not apply.
The manager bypassed his boss and emailed the proposal straight to the company president.
經理略過自己的上司，把提案直接寄給公司董事長。
bypass + [authority] to deal directly with someone higher
Hackers found a way to bypass the bank's security system within minutes.
駭客在幾分鐘內就找到方法避開銀行的安全系統。
bypass + [process / safeguard]
The new law lets small farmers bypass several import checks when selling local produce.
新法規讓小農在販售在地農產品時，可以略過好幾項進口檢查。
Sarah bypassed the official complaint form and called the head office directly.
Sarah 略過正式的申訴表格，直接打電話給總公司。
- circumvent
more formal; common for laws and regulations
- sidestep
often used for awkward questions or rules
- skip
informal; less suggestive of breaking proper order
文法句型
bypass + [rule / authority / process]
用法筆記
Object is usually a rule, safety check, official channel, or a person who normally has authority. Often carries a slightly disapproving tone, suggesting the speaker thinks proper steps were skipped.
常見錯誤
bypass — 名詞
1. a surgery on the heart in which doctors create a new route for the blood, sendin
心臟繞道手術
讓血液改道避開阻塞血管的手術
a surgery on the heart in which doctors create a new route for the blood, sending it past an artery that has become sick or blocked.
Mr. Owens had a triple bypass last winter and now walks three miles each morning.
Owens 先生去年冬天做了三條血管的繞道手術，現在每天早上都能散步三英里。
collocation: triple / double / quadruple bypass
The surgeon explained that a heart bypass would help blood reach the muscle more easily.
外科醫師解釋，做心臟繞道手術可以讓血液更容易流到心肌。
collocation: heart / coronary bypass
Recovery from a bypass usually takes several weeks of rest and gentle exercise.
繞道手術後通常需要好幾週的休養和輕度運動才能恢復。
Dr. Tanaka performs about two hundred bypass operations every year at the city hospital.
Tanaka 醫師每年在市立醫院執行大約兩百例繞道手術。
文法句型
[heart / triple / coronary] + bypass
用法筆記
Often appears as 'heart bypass', 'coronary bypass', or 'triple bypass'. The number (double, triple, quadruple) tells you how many blocked arteries were treated.
常見錯誤
2. a main road that runs around a town, allowing drivers to skip the busy streets i
外環道；繞道
繞過市中心的主要道路
a main road that runs around a town, allowing drivers to skip the busy streets in the middle.
The new bypass cut twenty minutes off the morning drive from Oxford to the coast.
新建的外環道讓從 Oxford 到海邊的早晨車程縮短了二十分鐘。
Local shops complained that the bypass took customers away from the high street.
當地店家抱怨外環道把顧客從主要商店街帶走了。
the + [town] + bypass: definite article common
Engineers are planning a bypass to keep heavy trucks out of the village square.
工程師正在規劃一條外環道，把重型卡車擋在村中廣場之外。
We took the bypass instead of driving through Cambridge during rush hour.
我們在尖峰時段選擇走外環道，沒有開進 Cambridge 市區。
文法句型
the [town] + bypass
用法筆記
More common in British English than American English (US speakers often say 'beltway', 'ring road', or 'loop'). Usually refers to a single named road, so 'the bypass' with the definite article is typical.