beat around the bush 详细解释

beat around the bush

旁敲侧击,拐弯抹角

拐弯抹角

Why should you beat around the bush when asking for better wages?

你要求加薪又何必拐弯抹角呢?

英英释义

动词 beat around the bush:

be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead or withhold information

同义词:equivocate, tergiversate, prevaricate, palter

补充

beat around the bushbeat around the bush1.不直截了当地说;旁敲侧击Don't beat around the bush, come straight to the point!别拐弯抹角, 直截了当地说吧!There is no sense in beating around the bush.拐弯抹角说话没有意义。

例句

1. Stop beating around the bush and tell me why you're here.别拐弯抹角了,告诉我你为什么在这里。