拐彎抹角 拐弯抹角
[guǎi wān mò jiǎo]
lit. going round the curves and skirting the corners (idiom)
fig. to speak in a roundabout way
⇒ 绕弯
to equivocate
⇒ 含糊其词
to beat about the bush
⇒ 绕弯子儿 兜圈子 绕弯子 绕圈子 转圈 转腰子 绕脖子 绕腾
拐弯抹角
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拐弯抹角
guăiwān-mòjiăo
〈成〉
1 walk a zigzag path
2 talk in a roundabout way; indirect:
- 拐弯抹角地提到某事 refer to sth. obliquely; imply
- 说话不要拐弯抹角。 Get to the point. Don't beat about the bush.
guăiwān-mòjiăo
〈成〉
1 walk a zigzag path
2 talk in a roundabout way; indirect:
- 拐弯抹角地提到某事 refer to sth. obliquely; imply
- 说话不要拐弯抹角。 Get to the point. Don't beat about the bush.
- 简体中文>英语, 汉英词典
拐弯抹角
guǎi wān mò jiǎo
(～的 {guǎi wān mò jiǎo·de})
1. 沿着弯弯曲曲的路走。 {walk in a roundabout way}
2. 〈比喻 fig.〉说话、写文章不直截了当。 {not straightforward in speaking or in writing; talk in a roundabout way; beat around the bush}
guǎi wān mò jiǎo
(～的 {guǎi wān mò jiǎo·de})
1. 沿着弯弯曲曲的路走。 {walk in a roundabout way}
2. 〈比喻 fig.〉说话、写文章不直截了当。 {not straightforward in speaking or in writing; talk in a roundabout way; beat around the bush}
简体中文>英语, 现代汉语词典
拐弯抹角
ɡuǎiwān-mòjiǎo
<熟> proceed along a zigzag road
- 我们在黑暗中拐弯抹角地往他家走。 We zigzagged along the streets to his home in the dark.beat about/around the bush; talk in a roundabout/crab-wise way
- 拐弯抹角地暗示 hint obliquely
- 她拐弯抹角地问了一个问题。 She raised a roundabout question.
另见主词条：拐弯
ɡuǎiwān-mòjiǎo
<熟> proceed along a zigzag road
- 我们在黑暗中拐弯抹角地往他家走。 We zigzagged along the streets to his home in the dark.beat about/around the bush; talk in a roundabout/crab-wise way
- 拐弯抹角地暗示 hint obliquely
- 她拐弯抹角地问了一个问题。 She raised a roundabout question.
另见主词条：拐弯
- 简体中文>英语, 汉英大词典
拐弯抹角
/guǎiwānmǒjiǎo/
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