beat around the bush
英语[编辑]
其他形式[编辑]
词源[编辑]
源自早期形式beat about the bush,替换了其介词。
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动词[编辑]
beat around the bush (第三人稱單數簡單現在時 beats around the bush,現在分詞 beating around the bush,一般過去時及過去分詞 beaten around the bush)
- (习语) 旁敲侧击
- (习语) 拐弯抹角
- Just stop beating around the bush and tell me what the problem is!
- 别拐弯抹角了,和我明说问题是什么!
- 近義詞: go around the houses、prevaricate、pussyfoot、ramble、tergiversate、waffle
- 反義詞: cut to the chase、get on with it、get to the point