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1.to go around in circle(s); to round2.to cast a compass; to take a compass词典解释
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beat around the bush
英文发音:[biːt əˈraʊnd ðə bʊʃ
中文释义:
旁敲侧击〔说明〕beat about〔around〕the bush多用于疑问句或否定祈使句。
例句:
Don't beat around the bush, come straight to the point!
别拐弯抹角,直截了当地说吧!
词汇解析:
1、beat
英文发音:[biːt]
中文释义:
vt. 打;打败;搅拌;对…采取预防措施;避免;比…好
vi. 打;打败;拍打;有节奏地舒张与收缩
例句:
Nina managed to free herself and began beating at the flames with a pillow.
尼娜设法自救,开始用一个枕头连续地拍打着火焰。
2、bush
英文发音:[bʊʃ]
中文释义:
n. 灌木;矮树丛
vt. 以灌木装饰;使…精疲力竭
vi. 丛生;浓密地生长
adj. 如灌木般长得低矮的;粗野的
例句:
They walked through the dense Mozambican bush for thirty-six hours.
他们步行穿过茂密的莫桑比克灌木丛区,走了36个小时。
扩展资料
beat around the bush的近义词:
1、equivocate
英文发音:[ɪˈkwɪvəkeɪt]
中文释义:
v.(故意)含糊其辞,支吾,搪塞
例句:
He had asked her once again about her finances. And again she had equivocated.
他又一次询问她的财务状况,她再次含糊其词。
2、evasive
英文发音:[ɪˈveɪsɪv]
中文释义:
adj.回避提问的;推托的;推诿的
例句:
Direct questions would almost certainly result in evasive answers.
直接的提问得到的几乎肯定会是含糊其词的回答。