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
- He threw out hints of cowardice. Don't beat around the bush, come straight to the point.
他转弯抹角地说，这跟怯懦是分不开的。 - Don't beat around the bush, come straight to the point!
别拐弯抹角，直截了当地说吧！ - 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。 - Please don't beat around the bush, OK?
请不要环顾左右而言它好不好！ - Ray, I won't beat around the bush with you.
雷，我不和你兜圈子了。 - 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。 - When he talks, he seems to beat around the bush.
他讲话似乎在绕圈子。 - He was also not a guy to beat around the bush.
他也不是说话拐弯抹角的人。 - 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！ - "I wonder why Allen would not say" yes "or" no", but beat around the bush. "
我不知道为什么艾伦不直说“是”或“否”，而是闪烁其词