Engineers designed a new filtration system to circumvent the regulatory limits on wastewater discharge.
工程师设计了一种新的过滤系统，以规避对废水排放的监管限制。
Which choice best defines “circumvent”?
A — To evade or bypass cleverly.. “circumvent” means To evade or bypass cleverly..
Which word means “To evade or bypass cleverly.”?
D — circumvent. “circumvent” means To evade or bypass cleverly..
circumvent — To evade or bypass cleverly.. In Chinese: 规避；绕过.
circumvent is pronounced //ˌsɜːkəmˈvɛnt//.
Engineers designed a new filtration system to circumvent the regulatory limits on wastewater discharge. (工程师设计了一种新的过滤系统，以规避对废水排放的监管限制。)
bypass, evade, outwit — all close in meaning to circumvent (To evade or bypass cleverly.).
confront, face — each the opposite of circumvent (To evade or bypass cleverly.).
Yes. circumvent is on the SAT Prep Difficult list — the higher-register words that decide the hard questions. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.
circum(绕) + vent(走) → 绕道避开。