"runaround" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 搪塞
• 推诿

Definition

有人不断拖延、找借口或回避直接回答，通常是为了推卸责任或避免帮忙。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

多用于非正式场合，尤其在面对客服或官僚时。常见表达有“give someone the runaround”。表达了对拖延和不负责的无奈或不满。

Examples

The company kept giving me the runaround when I asked for a refund.

我要求退款时，公司一直在给我**搪塞**。

I got the runaround from the receptionist and still have no answer.

前台一直在给我**推诿**，我还是没有答案。

Stop giving me the runaround and tell me the truth.

别再给我**搪塞**了，告诉我实话。

I've been getting the runaround from tech support all week.

这一周技术支持一直在给我**搪塞**。

Every time I call, I get the same runaround about paperwork.

每次我打电话，都被同样的**推诿**关于文件。

Don't let them give you the runaround—ask to speak to a manager.

别让他们一直**推诿**你——要求和经理谈。