beat around the bush
英 [biːt əˈraʊnd ðə bʊʃ]
美 [biːt əˈraʊnd ðə bʊʃ]
旁敲侧击〔说明〕beat about〔around〕the bush多用于疑问句或否定祈使句。
英英释义
verb
- be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead or withhold information
双语例句
- I decided not to beat around the bush.
我决定不要再在矮树丛的周围打。 - Get to the point and don't try to cushion the blow or beat around the bush.
直截了当，不要去缓冲打击或拐弯抹角。 - Don't beat around the bush; state your case in plain and simple terms.
不要拐弯抹角，用平凡简单的话语直接阐述你的观点。 - Ray, I won't beat around the bush with you.
雷，我不和你兜圈子了。 - He would not answer yes or no, but beat around the bush.
他不直接回答是或不是，而是兜圈子。 - Iris: Well, don't beat around the bush. What's going on?
艾瑞丝：呃，那就别兜圈子了。发生什么事了？ - If you feel that you can not contribute much to the task, have no time or lack the resources, do not beat around the bush!
如果你觉得你不能在任务中投入太多精力，没有那么多时间或缺少资源，那就不要拐弯抹角！ - Don't beat around the bush if you've got something to say, just tell it as it is.
如果你想说什么，就别顾左右而言他，直说吧。 - If you asked the maid to get your loved one, then you may beat around the bush, maybe asking a third party to intervene.
如果你让女仆去告诉你的爱人，那么你可能说话旁敲侧击，也可能让第三方出面干涉。 - Let us be frank and don't beat around the bush.
大家都坦白点吧，不要绕圈子了。