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

• Don't beat around the bush, tell me the news!
  别兜圈子了，把消息告诉我吧。
• 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！
• Please don't beat around the bush, OK?
  请不要环顾左右而言它好不好！
• 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！
• I decided not to beat around the bush.
  我决定不要再在矮树丛的周围打。
• 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; state your case in plain and simple terms.
  不要拐弯抹角，用平凡简单的话语直接阐述你的观点。
• Ray, I won't beat around the bush with you.
  雷，我不和你兜圈子了。
• 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。