"beat about" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 拐彎抹角

Definition

指說話時不直接表達，常常拐彎抹角、不切重點。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

多見於口語，常用語是“beat about the bush”，意為拖延或繞彎。與一般“beat”不同。

Examples

Please stop beating about and tell me what happened.

請別再**拐彎抹角**了，直接告訴我發生了什麼。

If you keep beating about, we will not finish this discussion.

如果你一直**拐彎抹角**，我們討論不完。

He tends to beat about when he feels nervous.

他緊張時就喜歡**拐彎抹角**。

Can we not beat about for once and just get straight to the point?

我們能不能這次別再**拐彎抹角**，直接說重點？

She always beats about when discussing serious topics.

她談到嚴肅主題時總是**拐彎抹角**。

Instead of beating about, say what you really mean.

別再**拐彎抹角**了，直接說你的意思吧。