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

• Please don't beat around the bush, OK?
  请不要环顾左右而言它好不好！
• When he talks, he seems to beat around the bush.
  他讲话似乎在绕圈子。
• Don't beat around the bush! Tell me what exactly you want.
  别在兜圈子了，告我你想要的到底是什么！
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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 decided not to beat around the bush.
  我决定不要再在矮树丛的周围打。
• Don't beat around the bush, come straight to the point!
  别拐弯抹角，直截了当地说吧！
• 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？