"skirt around" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 回避（问题）
• 避开

Definition

避免直接讨论某个话题，或绕着某物的边缘走而不是直接面对。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

多用于谈话中回避敏感或尴尬话题，如 'skirt around the issue/question'。主要是比喻用法，很少指实际绕行某物。语气略微随意。

Examples

She tried to skirt around the main question in the meeting.

她试图在会议中**回避**主要问题。

Don’t skirt around the problem; be honest.

不要**回避**问题，要诚实。

He skirted around her question about his job.

他**回避了**她关于他工作的提问。

She kept skirting around what really happened that night.

她一直**回避**那晚真正发生的事情。

Let’s not skirt around the issue any longer—let’s deal with it now.

我们别再**回避**这个问题了，现在就解决吧。

You always skirt around tough conversations instead of facing them head-on.

你总是**回避**棘手的谈话，而不是直接面对。