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 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。 - "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 - 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？ - There's no need to beat around the bush.
没必要在林子周围。 - 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。 - So don't beat around the bush.
别躲躲闪闪地绕圈子了。 - Let us be frank and don't beat around the bush.
大家都坦白点吧，不要绕圈子了。 - You don't have to beat around the bush. Just tell me what the problem is so I can fix it.
你不必跟我兜圈子。直接说出你的问题，我好解决。 - 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。 - 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。