"runaround" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 推託
• 搪塞

Definition

有人一直拖延、找藉口或避開直接回答，通常是為了逃避責任或不想幫忙。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

通常在非正式情境用，特別是談到客服或官僚制度時。常用“give someone the runaround”來形容。含有被拖延、不負責任的無奈或不滿。

Examples

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

我要求退款時，公司一直給我**推託**。

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

櫃檯人員一直給我**推託**，我還是沒有答案。

Stop giving me the runaround and tell me the truth.

別再給我**搪塞**了，直接告訴我真相。

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

這一週技術支援一直給我**推託**。

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

每次我打電話，都聽到同樣的**推託**理由跟文件有關。

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

別讓他們一直給你**推託**——要求跟經理談。