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
- You won a lottery? Don't beat around the bush, just tell me, please.
你彩票中奖了？别拐弯抹角了，请告诉我。 - "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 - So don't beat around the bush.
别躲躲闪闪地绕圈子了。 - Please don't beat around the bush, OK?
请不要环顾左右而言它好不好！ - I decided not to beat around the bush.
我决定不要再在矮树丛的周围打。 - 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。 - Let us be frank and don't beat around the bush.
大家都坦白点吧，不要绕圈子了。 - 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。 - There's no need to beat around the bush.
没必要在林子周围。 - 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。