"fobbed" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 敷衍
• 欺騙

Definition

如果某人被fobbed off，代表被塞給藉口、假答案或不重要的東西，目的只是想打發或敷衍他們。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

"Fobbed off" 通常以被動語態出現，後面常跟 with（如：fobbed off with an excuse）。用法較正式，常見於英式英文，在美式口語中較少。表明有人被敷衍或騙過去。

Examples

He fobbed me off with a quick excuse.

他用一個藉口把我**敷衍**了。

The manager fobbed off the angry customer.

經理把生氣的顧客**敷衍**過去了。

I felt fobbed off when they gave me a useless answer.

他們給我一個沒用的答案時，我覺得被**敷衍**了。

Whenever I ask for help, I just get fobbed off with some excuse.

每當我請求幫忙時，總是被**敷衍**一句藉口。

They fobbed us off with a cheap replacement instead of fixing the real problem.

他們用一個廉價的替代品**敷衍**了我們，沒有真正解決問題。

You can't keep getting fobbed off; demand a proper answer.

你不能總被**敷衍**，要堅持要求一個合理的答覆。