Beat around the bush.
/bit əˌraʊnd ðə bʊʃ/
Beat around the bush.
/bit əˌraʊnd ðə bʊʃ/
“Beat around the bush”这个成语用来描述一个人在谈话中不直接点出核心问题,而是绕圈子谈论相关但不是重点的事项。这通常是出于避免直接面对尴尬或敏感的话题的考虑。
Stop beating around the bush and tell me what happened.
别拐弯抹角的,告诉我究竟发生了什么。
He kept beating around the bush instead of giving a straight answer.
他一直在避重就轻,没有给出直接的答案。
Why do you keep beating around the bush? Just get to the point!
你为什么一直在拐弯抹角?直接说重点!