beat around the bush

英语

其他形式

• beat about the bush

词源

源自早期形式beat about the bush，替换了其介词。

发音

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动词

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，簡單過去時 beat around the bush 或 (nonstandard) beated around the bush，過去分詞 beaten around the bush 或 (colloquial) beat around the bush 或 (nonstandard) beated around the bush)

1. (习语) 旁敲侧击
2. (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

同类词汇

• circumlocution
• long-winded