beat around the bush
英 [bi:t əˈraund ðə buʃ] 美 [bit əˈraʊnd ði bʊʃ]

释义

不直截了当地说，旁敲侧击；

英英释义

beat around the bush

• v.be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead or withhold information

  同义词：equivocatetergiversateprevaricatepalter

双语例句

1. see last
   
2. He beat around the bush for a half hour without coming to the point.
   他东拉西扯地谈了半小时，也没说到点子上。

权威例句

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Beat around the bush : the Lumber and Sawmill Workers Union and the new political economy of labour in Northern Ontario, 1936-1988 /...
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CBS's 'Early' Birds Beat Around the Bush