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

• Let us be frank and don't beat around the bush.
  大家都坦白点吧，不要绕圈子了。
• 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! Tell me what exactly you want.
  别在兜圈子了，告我你想要的到底是什么！
• 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。
• Ray, I won't beat around the bush with you.
  雷，我不和你兜圈子了。
• So don't beat around the bush.
  别躲躲闪闪地绕圈子了。
• 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？
• He would not answer yes or no, but beat around the bush.
  他不直接回答是或不是，而是兜圈子。
• 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。
• 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！