"talk around" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 拐弯抹角（说话）
• 不直说

Definition

通常指避免直接谈论某个话题，通过含糊其辞或转移话题来回避。有时也指通过绕开正题试图说服某人。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

口语表达，通常带有回避、逃避的负面含义。常用于谈及难以正面回应的话题时。和直接讨论（talk about）不同。

Examples

He always talks around the problem instead of solving it.

他总是**拐弯抹角**地说问题，而不是解决它。

Please don't talk around the subject, be direct.

请不要**绕开话题**，直接说吧。

She tried to talk around his question.

她试着**绕开**他的问题。

Let’s not talk around this anymore—what are you really thinking?

我们别再**拐弯抹角**了，你到底怎么想的？

Politicians often talk around tough questions in interviews.

政客在采访中经常**回避**棘手的问题。

He tried to talk around me, but I knew what he meant.

他试图**绕开我**，但我明白他的意思。