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beat around bush

/boosh/US // bʊʃ //UK // (bʊʃ) //

绕弯子,拐弯抹角,绕口令,拐弯抹角的

Related Words

shrubbery灌木丛,灌木林,灌木丛生,灌木丛中plant工厂hinterland腹地,内陆地区,内地,内陆scrub擦洗,擦洗干净,擦伤,搓洗wilderness荒野,荒地,旷野,荒原jungle丛林,丛林里,丛林里的,密林vine蔓藤,蔓生植物,蔓草,蔓生backwoods僻静处,树林,僻壤outback内陆,内陆地区,内地,外地hedge篱笆,防范,对冲,防范措施forest森林,林子,林业,林bramble藟,树莓,荆棘,荆棘丛生thicket丛丛,灌丛,灌木丛,丛林brush刷子,刷,刷牙,刷涂creeper爬行者,爬山虎,爬虫,爬行器briar石楠,石楠树,红石楠,石楠木scrubland灌木丛地,灌木林地,灌丛地,灌木丛chaparral皲裂,灌木林,灌木丛,皲裂层backcountry僻静处,后山,乡土,僻静的地方boscage丑角,丑女,丑闻,丑陋

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a low plant with many branches that arise from or near the ground.
    • : a small cluster of shrubs appearing as a single plant.
    • : something resembling or suggesting this, as a thick, shaggy head of hair.
    • : Also called bush lot. Canadian. a small, wooded lot, especially a farm lot with trees left standing to provide firewood, fence posts, etc.
    • : the tail of a fox; brush.
    • : Geography. a stretch of uncultivated land covered with mixed plant growth, bushy vegetation, trees, etc.
    • : a large uncleared area thickly covered with mixed plant growth, trees, etc., as a jungle.
    • : a large, sparsely populated area most of which is uncleared, as areas of Australia and Alaska.
    • : a tree branch hung as a sign before a tavern or vintner's shop.
    • : any tavern sign.
    • : Slang: Vulgar. pubic hair.
    • : Archaic. a wineshop.
v.无主动词 verb
  1. 1
    • : to be or become bushy; branch or spread as or like a bush.
v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1
    • : to cover, protect, support, or mark with a bush or bushes.
adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : bush-league.

Synonyms & Antonyms

as inprevaricate
Synonyms
belie相信,信仰,坚信cavil洞穴,穴位,穴居,蛀牙con骗局,骗人,骗术,骗人的distort歪曲,歪曲事实,扭曲,曲解dodge躲避,躲闪,躲躲闪闪,躲开equivocate拐弯抹角,含糊其辞,模棱两可,拐弯抹角的evade躲避,回避,避开,逃避exaggerate夸大其词,夸大其辞,夸张,夸夸其谈fabricate编造,捏造,编制,制造falsify篡改,揑造,作假,伪造fib纤维,纤维的garble乱码,乱七八糟的东西,乱七八糟的,乱七八糟hedge篱笆,防范,对冲,防范措施invent创作,创作的,创作的内容jive跳舞,跳跃,欢呼声,跳动lie谎言,撒谎,骗人,谎话misrepresent歪曲事实,歪曲,虚报,歪曲事实真相misspeak失语,错峰,错峰出行,误导palter悸动,掌声,巴特,悸动者quibble狡辩,争辩,调侃,争论不休shift移位,转移,移,轮班shuffle洗牌,摇摆,洗盘,洗涤tergiversate捐赠者,捐献者,捐赠人,奉献者beat around the bush拐弯抹角,绕弯子,拐弯抹角的,拐弯抹角的说beg the question乞求问题,妄加揣测,讨教,乞讨phony up冒名顶替,冒牌货,冒名顶替的,冒充put on穿上,穿上了,穿着,戴上
as inpussyfoot
Synonyms
avoid避免,避开,避免使用,避免了creep爬行,蠕变,攀登,匍匐前进dodge躲避,躲闪,躲躲闪闪,躲开equivocate拐弯抹角,含糊其辞,模棱两可,拐弯抹角的evade躲避,回避,避开,逃避glide滑翔,滑翔机,滑行,滑动hedge篱笆,防范,对冲,防范措施lurk潜伏,潜伏着,潜伏着的,潜水prevaricate推诿,推诿扯皮,搪塞,推诿责任prowl徘徊,徘徊不前,徘徊不定,徘徊不前的人shuffle洗牌,摇摆,洗盘,洗涤sidestep闪避,旁敲侧击,旁门左道,闪避一下skirt裙子,裙装,短裙,裙摆skulk潜伏,溜须拍马,鬼混,潜行slide幻灯片,滑梯,幻灯,滑动slink滑行,偷偷摸摸,潜行,溜达slip滑落,滑倒,滑移,溜sneak偷偷摸摸,偷偷摸摸的,偷偷的,偷偷地steal偷盗,盗取,盗窃,窃取tergiversate捐赠者,捐献者,捐赠人,奉献者tiptoe蹑手蹑脚,踮起脚尖,蹑手蹑脚地,蹑手蹑脚的be noncommittal不置可否,不言而喻,不言不语beat around the bush拐弯抹角,绕弯子,拐弯抹角的,拐弯抹角的说duck the issues躲避问题,回避问题,避重就轻,逃避问题hem and haw支支吾吾,支支吾吾的,折腾来折腾去,支支吾吾的说play it close to the vest严阵以待,严防死守,谨慎行事,严守底线sit on the fence坐而论道,坐视不理,坐视不管,坐在围栏里tergiverse特异功能,特异功能的,特异性,丰富多样tread warily踯躅不前,小心翼翼,战战兢兢,踯躅watch one's step蹑手蹑脚,慎行,看路,慎重weasel黄鼠狼,鼬鼠,鼬獾,青鼬
as inramble
Synonyms
babble咿呀学语,咿咿呀呀,狒狒,咿呀digress离题,偏离,偏离主题,走题meander蜿蜒曲折,蜿蜒前进,蜿蜒曲折地前进,蜿蜒曲折地走着wander流浪,徘徊,流浪者,徘徊不前amplify扩增,放大,扩音,扩容blather胡言乱语,胡说八道,废话连篇chatter唠叨,喋喋不休,唠叨声,聊天depart启程,出发,遣散,启程前往descant降音符,降语,降调,降调词divagate鸿门宴,鸿雁传书,鸿运当头,鸿沟diverge岔开,偏离,分歧,发散drift漂流,漂移,漂泊,漂浮drivel胡说八道,胡言乱语,胡说,胡扯enlarge扩大,扩大范围,扩大规模,扩大化expatiate夸大其词,阐释,夸大其辞,阐释一下gossip流言蜚语,闲聊,八卦,说话maunder灰色的,灰色,灰色调,灰色头发prose散文,散文集,序言,散文集锦protract旷日持久,拖延时间,延长时间,延长stray流浪者,流浪汉,流浪的,流浪动物be diffuse弥漫,弥散,扩散,弥漫性dwell on纠结于,纠缠于,纠缠在一起,纠缠于此excurse排泄物,割礼,排泄,割除get off the subject脱离主题,脱离话题,脱身,离题go astray走入歧途,走失,走错路go off on tangent绕圈子,绕弯子,扯远了,瞎扯淡go on and on没完没了,没完没了地说个不停,绵绵不绝,没完没了地讲下去harp on大谈特谈,坚持不懈,大谈特谈的,大谈特谈的是lose the thread掉线,丢了线,掉线了,丢了线头rant and rave喋喋不休,发牢骚,喋喋不休地唠叨,喋喋不休地唠叨着rattle on敲打,敲打键盘,敲打着talk nonsense胡说八道,乱说一通talk off top of head随口说说,瞎说,侃侃而谈,脱口而出talk randomly乱说一通,乱说话,乱说,乱说一气
as install
Synonyms
babble咿呀学语,咿咿呀呀,狒狒,咿呀digress离题,偏离,偏离主题,走题meander蜿蜒曲折,蜿蜒前进,蜿蜒曲折地前进,蜿蜒曲折地走着wander流浪,徘徊,流浪者,徘徊不前amplify扩增,放大,扩音,扩容blather胡言乱语,胡说八道,废话连篇chatter唠叨,喋喋不休,唠叨声,聊天depart启程,出发,遣散,启程前往descant降音符,降语,降调,降调词divagate鸿门宴,鸿雁传书,鸿运当头,鸿沟diverge岔开,偏离,分歧,发散drift漂流,漂移,漂泊,漂浮drivel胡说八道,胡言乱语,胡说,胡扯enlarge扩大,扩大范围,扩大规模,扩大化expatiate夸大其词,阐释,夸大其辞,阐释一下gossip流言蜚语,闲聊,八卦,说话maunder灰色的,灰色,灰色调,灰色头发prose散文,散文集,序言,散文集锦protract旷日持久,拖延时间,延长时间,延长stray流浪者,流浪汉,流浪的,流浪动物be diffuse弥漫,弥散,扩散,弥漫性dwell on纠结于,纠缠于,纠缠在一起,纠缠于此excurse排泄物,割礼,排泄,割除get off the subject脱离主题,脱离话题,脱身,离题go astray走入歧途,走失,走错路go off on tangent绕圈子,绕弯子,扯远了,瞎扯淡go on and on没完没了,没完没了地说个不停,绵绵不绝,没完没了地讲下去harp on大谈特谈,坚持不懈,大谈特谈的,大谈特谈的是lose the thread掉线,丢了线,掉线了,丢了线头rant and rave喋喋不休,发牢骚,喋喋不休地唠叨,喋喋不休地唠叨着rattle on敲打,敲打键盘,敲打着talk nonsense胡说八道,乱说一通talk off top of head随口说说,瞎说,侃侃而谈,脱口而出talk randomly乱说一通,乱说话,乱说,乱说一气
as inweasel
Synonyms
balk逡巡不前,巴尔克,逡巡,巴尔干dodge躲避,躲闪,躲躲闪闪,躲开duck鸭子,鸭蛋,鸭肉,烤鸭hedge篱笆,防范,对冲,防范措施renege反悔,反悔了,食言,违约shuck剥皮,剥壳,剥落,剥去sidestep闪避,旁敲侧击,旁门左道,闪避一下waffle华夫饼,华夫饼干,华夫,华芙welsh威尔士,威尔士语,威尔士人,威尔士的beat around the bush拐弯抹角,绕弯子,拐弯抹角的,拐弯抹角的说circumvent回避,避开,躲避,逃避cop out逃避责任,逃避,抄走了,抄袭dance around an issue转移话题,回避问题,绕过问题,绕开问题elude躲避,逃避,逃避责任,躲避避开equivocate拐弯抹角,含糊其辞,模棱两可,拐弯抹角的eschew摒弃,避开,规避,摒弃了flee逃离,逃亡,逃跑,逃走get around走动,传开,绕过,传播give the runaround敷衍了事,兜圈子,搪塞说法,搪塞hem and haw支支吾吾,支支吾吾的,折腾来折腾去,支支吾吾的说lay low避避风头,隐匿,躲避,避避风港pussyfoot猫脚,小脚丫,猫脚丫子,猫足put off推迟,延缓,推迟了,推迟执行shirk推卸责任,推诿,逃避责任,逃避slip out滑出,滑出来,滑出了,滑出来的sneak away溜走,潜逃,偷偷溜走,偷溜走tap dance踢踏舞,踢跶舞,踢蹋舞,跆拳道worm one's way out of
as inwelsh
Synonyms
balk逡巡不前,巴尔克,逡巡,巴尔干dodge躲避,躲闪,躲躲闪闪,躲开duck鸭子,鸭蛋,鸭肉,烤鸭hedge篱笆,防范,对冲,防范措施renege反悔,反悔了,食言,违约shuck剥皮,剥壳,剥落,剥去sidestep闪避,旁敲侧击,旁门左道,闪避一下waffle华夫饼,华夫饼干,华夫,华芙welsh威尔士,威尔士语,威尔士人,威尔士的beat around the bush拐弯抹角,绕弯子,拐弯抹角的,拐弯抹角的说circumvent回避,避开,躲避,逃避cop out逃避责任,逃避,抄走了,抄袭dance around an issue转移话题,回避问题,绕过问题,绕开问题elude躲避,逃避,逃避责任,躲避避开equivocate拐弯抹角,含糊其辞,模棱两可,拐弯抹角的eschew摒弃,避开,规避,摒弃了flee逃离,逃亡,逃跑,逃走get around走动,传开,绕过,传播give the runaround敷衍了事,兜圈子,搪塞说法,搪塞hem and haw支支吾吾,支支吾吾的,折腾来折腾去,支支吾吾的说lay low避避风头,隐匿,躲避,避避风港pussyfoot猫脚,小脚丫,猫脚丫子,猫足put off推迟,延缓,推迟了,推迟执行shirk推卸责任,推诿,逃避责任,逃避slip out滑出,滑出来,滑出了,滑出来的sneak away溜走,潜逃,偷偷溜走,偷溜走tap dance踢踏舞,踢跶舞,踢蹋舞,跆拳道worm one's way out of
as inhem and haw
Synonyms
back and fill回填,回补,回报和填补,回填法beat around the bush拐弯抹角,绕弯子,拐弯抹角的,拐弯抹角的说beg the question乞求问题,妄加揣测,讨教,乞讨dance around乱舞,乱舞一通,绕行,乱舞一气equivocate拐弯抹角,含糊其辞,模棱两可,拐弯抹角的euphemize委婉的说,婉转,委婉地说,委婉地fudge and mudge软糖和软糖,软糖和软膏,软糖和软泥,软糖和软木hum and haw哼哼哈哈,哼哼唧唧,哼哈哈,哼哈mince words废话连篇,口是心非,口无遮拦,碎碎念shilly-shally摇摆不定,摇摆不定的,摇摆不定地,摇摆不定的人tapdance踢踏舞,霹雳舞,踢跶舞,踢蹋舞
as inelude
Synonyms
back and fill回填,回补,回报和填补,回填法beat around the bush拐弯抹角,绕弯子,拐弯抹角的,拐弯抹角的说beg the question乞求问题,妄加揣测,讨教,乞讨dance around乱舞,乱舞一通,绕行,乱舞一气equivocate拐弯抹角,含糊其辞,模棱两可,拐弯抹角的euphemize委婉的说,婉转,委婉地说,委婉地fudge and mudge软糖和软糖,软糖和软膏,软糖和软泥,软糖和软木hum and haw哼哼哈哈,哼哼唧唧,哼哈哈,哼哈mince words废话连篇,口是心非,口无遮拦,碎碎念shilly-shally摇摆不定,摇摆不定的,摇摆不定地,摇摆不定的人tapdance踢踏舞,霹雳舞,踢跶舞,踢蹋舞
as inequivocate
Synonyms
cavil洞穴,穴位,穴居,蛀牙con骗局,骗人,骗术,骗人的dodge躲避,躲闪,躲躲闪闪,躲开elude躲避,逃避,逃避责任,躲避避开escape逃避,逃脱,逃跑,逃亡eschew摒弃,避开,规避,摒弃了evade躲避,回避,避开,逃避falsify篡改,揑造,作假,伪造fence栅栏,篱笆,围墙,围栏fib纤维,纤维的flip-flop触发器,触发开关,拨动电话,触发式fudge软糖,软膏,软木,软饮料hedge篱笆,防范,对冲,防范措施jive跳舞,跳跃,欢呼声,跳动lie谎言,撒谎,骗人,谎话palter悸动,掌声,巴特,悸动者parry辩才,辩解,辩护士,辩证法prevaricate推诿,推诿扯皮,搪塞,推诿责任pussyfoot猫脚,小脚丫,猫脚丫子,猫足quibble狡辩,争辩,调侃,争论不休shuck剥皮,剥壳,剥落,剥去shuffle洗牌,摇摆,洗盘,洗涤sidestep闪避,旁敲侧击,旁门左道,闪避一下stonewall石墙,石头墙,石壁,石牆tergiversate捐赠者,捐献者,捐赠人,奉献者waffle华夫饼,华夫饼干,华夫,华芙beat around the bush拐弯抹角,绕弯子,拐弯抹角的,拐弯抹角的说beg the question乞求问题,妄加揣测,讨教,乞讨blow hot and cold忽冷忽热,吹毛求疵,忽冷忽热地吹,忽冷忽热地吹嘘cloud the issue掩盖问题,掩盖了问题,遮掩问题,掩盖了问题的真相cop a plea抗辩,认罪,认罪伏法,认罪态度cop out逃避责任,逃避,抄走了,抄袭cover up掩饰,遮掩,掩盖,隐瞒double-talk双关语,双重性话语,两面派,双重标准give run around奔走相告,跑来跑去,乱跑,跑来跑去的hem and haw支支吾吾,支支吾吾的,折腾来折腾去,支支吾吾的说mince words废话连篇,口是心非,口无遮拦,碎碎念pass the buck推卸责任,推诿责任,推诿扯皮,转嫁责任run around跑来跑去,转来转去,跑来跑去的,转悠sit on the fence坐而论道,坐视不理,坐视不管,坐在围栏里tell white lie说白话,撒白眼,说谎,说白话吧tergiverse特异功能,特异功能的,特异性,丰富多样weasel黄鼠狼,鼬鼠,鼬獾,青鼬
as inevade
Synonyms
cavil洞穴,穴位,穴居,蛀牙con骗局,骗人,骗术,骗人的dodge躲避,躲闪,躲躲闪闪,躲开elude躲避,逃避,逃避责任,躲避避开escape逃避,逃脱,逃跑,逃亡eschew摒弃,避开,规避,摒弃了evade躲避,回避,避开,逃避falsify篡改,揑造,作假,伪造fence栅栏,篱笆,围墙,围栏fib纤维,纤维的flip-flop触发器,触发开关,拨动电话,触发式fudge软糖,软膏,软木,软饮料hedge篱笆,防范,对冲,防范措施jive跳舞,跳跃,欢呼声,跳动lie谎言,撒谎,骗人,谎话palter悸动,掌声,巴特,悸动者parry辩才,辩解,辩护士,辩证法prevaricate推诿,推诿扯皮,搪塞,推诿责任pussyfoot猫脚,小脚丫,猫脚丫子,猫足quibble狡辩,争辩,调侃,争论不休shuck剥皮,剥壳,剥落,剥去shuffle洗牌,摇摆,洗盘,洗涤sidestep闪避,旁敲侧击,旁门左道,闪避一下stonewall石墙,石头墙,石壁,石牆tergiversate捐赠者,捐献者,捐赠人,奉献者waffle华夫饼,华夫饼干,华夫,华芙beat around the bush拐弯抹角,绕弯子,拐弯抹角的,拐弯抹角的说beg the question乞求问题,妄加揣测,讨教,乞讨blow hot and cold忽冷忽热,吹毛求疵,忽冷忽热地吹,忽冷忽热地吹嘘cloud the issue掩盖问题,掩盖了问题,遮掩问题,掩盖了问题的真相cop a plea抗辩,认罪,认罪伏法,认罪态度cop out逃避责任,逃避,抄走了,抄袭cover up掩饰,遮掩,掩盖,隐瞒double-talk双关语,双重性话语,两面派,双重标准give run around奔走相告,跑来跑去,乱跑,跑来跑去的hem and haw支支吾吾,支支吾吾的,折腾来折腾去,支支吾吾的说mince words废话连篇,口是心非,口无遮拦,碎碎念pass the buck推卸责任,推诿责任,推诿扯皮,转嫁责任run around跑来跑去,转来转去,跑来跑去的,转悠sit on the fence坐而论道,坐视不理,坐视不管,坐在围栏里tell white lie说白话,撒白眼,说谎,说白话吧tergiverse特异功能,特异功能的,特异性,丰富多样weasel黄鼠狼,鼬鼠,鼬獾,青鼬
as inhedge
Synonyms
fudge软糖,软膏,软木,软饮料sidestep闪避,旁敲侧击,旁门左道,闪避一下waffle华夫饼,华夫饼干,华夫,华芙duck鸭子,鸭蛋,鸭肉,烤鸭equivocate拐弯抹角,含糊其辞,模棱两可,拐弯抹角的evade躲避,回避,避开,逃避flip-flop触发器,触发开关,拨动电话,触发式jive跳舞,跳跃,欢呼声,跳动prevaricate推诿,推诿扯皮,搪塞,推诿责任pussyfoot猫脚,小脚丫,猫脚丫子,猫足quibble狡辩,争辩,调侃,争论不休shuck剥皮,剥壳,剥落,剥去shuffle洗牌,摇摆,洗盘,洗涤stall摊位,档期,档口,摊开stonewall石墙,石头墙,石壁,石牆temporize暂缓,暂时的,暂时性的,暂时性tergiversate捐赠者,捐献者,捐赠人,奉献者be noncommittal不置可否,不言而喻,不言不语beat around the bush拐弯抹角,绕弯子,拐弯抹角的,拐弯抹角的说blow hot and cold忽冷忽热,吹毛求疵,忽冷忽热地吹,忽冷忽热地吹嘘cop a plea抗辩,认罪,认罪伏法,认罪态度cop out逃避责任,逃避,抄走了,抄袭give the run around兜圈子,绕弯子,搪塞过去,绕弯子的人hem and haw支支吾吾,支支吾吾的,折腾来折腾去,支支吾吾的说pass the buck推卸责任,推诿责任,推诿扯皮,转嫁责任run around跑来跑去,转来转去,跑来跑去的,转悠shilly-shally摇摆不定,摇摆不定的,摇摆不定地,摇摆不定的人sit on the fence坐而论道,坐视不理,坐视不管,坐在围栏里tergiverse特异功能,特异功能的,特异性,丰富多样

Examples

  • Bush and Renz have been working together for about a dozen years, producing social justice–driven advertising, short films, and music videos, which means they were very used to collaborating by the time they made the movie.

  • Bush and Renz are both excited to see how the world receives their movie.

  • Even though President Obama and President Bush campaigned on bi-partisanship and bringing people together, they failed.

  • Likewise, in 1988, Bush ultimately won the nomination, but not before coming in third in the Iowa caucuses and having some tense debates with Senate Minority Leader Bob Dole.

  • The Supreme Court eventually intervened to let stand a preliminary count that awarded Bush the state.

  • “The institution of marraige [sic] is under attack in our society and it needs to be strengthened,” Bush wrote.

  • Meanwhile, in Florida, Bush was flooded with questions about whether gay marriage could possibly come to the Sunshine State.

  • A few days later, Bush replied, “We will uphold the law in Florida.”

  • Think back to the Bush-Kerry race of 2004, the Thrilla in Vanilla.

  • To those who agreed with him, Bush pledged that the law against same-sex marriage would remain intact.

  • I saw every crook in the fence, every rut in the road, every bush and tree long before we came to it.

  • Not having completed the loading of his gun, Tom hastily rode behind a dense bush, and concealed himself as well as he could.

  • About an hour after resuming their walk, the major went off in hot pursuit of an enormous bee, which he saw humming round a bush.

  • Squinty heard one man cry, and then the comical little pig dodged under a bush, and kept on running.

  • The hairy animal, with the long tail, came straight for the bush behind which Squinty was hiding, and crawled through.

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