to beat about

基本解釋

Instead of answering my question he began to beat about the bush.
他沒有回答我的問(wèn)題，給我兜起圈子來(lái)了。
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Wanama offers a wry smile and says, "You don't have to beat about the bush. Some lions were killed here, and the rangers came in the middle of the night and arrested me."
萬(wàn)拿馬露出嘲諷的笑容并繼續(xù)說(shuō)，“你可以到灌木叢里逛逛，這里有幾頭被殺死的獅子，護(hù)林員會(huì)半夜來(lái)到這里并把我逮起來(lái)。”
His wilful hands and feet began to beat and churn about, spasmodically and feebly.
他頑強(qiáng)的手和腳開始痙攣地微弱地掙扎和劃動(dòng)。

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