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

• When he talks, he seems to beat around the bush.
  他讲话似乎在绕圈子。
• 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; 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。
• 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！
• 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。
• I decided not to beat around the bush.
  我决定不要再在矮树丛的周围打。
• 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。
• Don't beat around the bush, tell me the news!
  别兜圈子了，把消息告诉我吧。
• He was also not a guy to beat around the bush.
  他也不是说话拐弯抹角的人。
• 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。