"go off into the weeds" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 偏离正题
• 纠结细节

Definition

开始关注不重要的细节，或大幅偏离主要话题，通常会让交流变得混乱或无效。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

非正式口语，常见于美式英语。用于描述讨论或会议中有人纠结于无关紧要的细节，“go off into the weeds”并不指真实的杂草，属于比喻用法。类似“跑题”或“纠结细节”。

Examples

Let's not go off into the weeds during this meeting.

这次会议我们别**偏离正题**。

The explanation went off into the weeds and confused everyone.

讲解**纠结细节**，让所有人都糊涂了。

Try not to go off into the weeds when answering questions.

回答问题时尽量别**纠结细节**。

Whenever Pete talks about his hobby, he goes off into the weeds and no one can follow.

每次Pete谈论他的爱好，他总是**纠结细节**，没人能跟得上。

Sorry, I think we’re going off into the weeds here—let’s get back on track.

抱歉，我觉得我们**偏离正题**了，还是回到主题吧。

They started talking about budgets but quickly went off into the weeds discussing technical jargon.

他们一开始谈预算，很快就**纠结细节**聊起技术术语。