| 释义 |
beat about／around the bush
refuse to come to the point when speaking about a subject讲话绕圈子；不着正题
*Don't beat about the bush． Come straight to the point．不要绕圈子，直截了当地说吧。
*Instead of answering my question he began to beat about the bush．他不回答我的问题而是在不着边际地兜圈子。 |