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
  Synonym:equivocatetergiversateprevaricatepalter

双语例句

• There's no need to beat around the bush.
  没必要在林子周围。
• So don't beat around the bush.
  别躲躲闪闪地绕圈子了。
• When he talks, he seems to beat around the bush.
  他讲话似乎在绕圈子。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• "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
• Please don't beat around the bush, OK?
  请不要环顾左右而言它好不好！
• 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！
• 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。