搪塞

搪塞
[táng sè]
to muddle through
⇒ 得过且过 将错就错
to fob sb off
to beat around the bush
to dodge
⇒ 躲闪 规避 闪躲 躲躲闪闪 躲 闪 闪身 闪避 闪过 躲避 东躲西闪 躲债 逃债 避坑落井 明枪好躲，暗箭难防 明枪易躲，暗箭难防

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搪塞
tángsè
动 stall; fob off; do sth. perfunctorily:
- 搪塞差事 perform a duty perfunctorily
- 搪塞他几句 put him off with a vague answer
- 他模棱两可地想把我的问话搪塞过去。 He tried to fob me off with an equivocal answer.

- 简体中文>英语, 汉英词典

搪塞
tángsè
敷衍塞责 {stall sb. off; do sth. perfunctorily}:
- 用几句话～过去。 {stall sb. off with a few evasive remarks}

简体中文>英语, 现代汉语词典

搪塞
tángsè
动 do sth perfunctorily; fob off; prevaricate; stall sb off; give sb the roundabout
- 搪塞差事 perform one's duty perfunctorily
- 用借口搪塞某人 fob/stall sb off with an excuse
- 别搪塞我——我要一个直截了当的回答。 Don't equivocate with me—I want a straight answer.
- 老板用根本不打算遵守的诺言搪塞她。 The boss stalled her off with promises that he never intended to keep.
- 他搪塞了我几句。 He stalled me off with an evasive answer.
- 她转换话题想把我的询问搪塞过去。 She guided the conversation into another subject to fob off my enquiry.

- 简体中文>英语, 汉英大词典

搪塞
/tángsè/
boggle; fence with; prevaricate; quillet; tergiversate

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