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around the bush
[英] [əˈraʊnd ðə buʃ]
[美] [əˈraʊnd ðə bʊʃ]
[短语] 拐弯抹角
词频排名 20922/55435
学习人数 97
难度等级 1/10
认知比例 47.22%
例句
You're better off saying so than beating around the bush with this question.
那么与其绕着这个问题拐弯抹角，你还不如这样说。
Don’t beat around the bush. Give it to me straight.
别拐弯抹角，直截了当地说出来。
"if a job is far below your abilities, you're better off saying so than beating around the bush with this ."
如果你的能力远远超过一份工作要求，那么与其绕着这个问题拐弯抹角，你还不如这样说。［考研］
助记
扩展
beat around the bush 旁敲侧击；说话绕圈子；
ambages 拐弯抹角；迂回之辞；
talk in a roundabout way 拐弯抹角地说；
beat about the bush 旁敲侧击；转弯抹角；
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