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
- A: Don't beat around the bush! Tell me exactly what Jack said.
别拐弯抹角了！实话告诉我杰克说什么了。 - Please don't beat around the bush, OK?
请不要环顾左右而言它好不好！ - There's no need to beat around the bush, just tell me what the problem is.
不要拐弯抹角，你就告诉我问题是什么吧。 - 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！ - So don't beat around the bush.
别躲躲闪闪地绕圈子了。 - He beat around the bush for a half hour without coming to the point.
他东拉西扯地谈了半小时，也没说到点子上。 - 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。 - He was also not a guy to beat around the bush.
他也不是说话拐弯抹角的人。 - 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。 - 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。