拐弯抹角

joint-stock companies

股份制企业

3. without beating around the bush 直截了当,不拐弯抹角 | 4. joint-stock companies 股份制企业 | 5. To cross the river, one has to be sure about stones at the bottom. 摸着石头过河

beat the gun,jump the gun

先下手为强

beat around the bush 拐弯抹角 | beat the gun,jump the gun 先下手为强 | beat to it 捷足先登

He is a lady killer/playboy

他是一个花花公子

1.We are through!我们告吹! | 2.He is a lady killer/playboy.他是一个花花公子! | 1. Don't beat around the bush! 不要拐弯抹角!

You may leave it to me

你就交给我吧

7.it's about time 时间快到了 | 8.you may leave it to me 你就交给我吧 | 9.don't beat around the bush 不要拐弯抹角

You may leave it to me

交给我吧

7.It's about time. 时间差不多了. | 8.You may leave it to me. 交给我吧. Leave it to me. | 9.Don't beat around the bush. 不要拐弯抹角. bush 矮小灌木丛

lose one's bearings

迷失方向

bearing: 行为举止,联系 | lose one's bearings: 迷失方向 | beat about/around the bush 拐弯抹角

make an excuse for sth./ doing sth

为...找理由

in a roundabout way 委婉地;拐弯抹角地 | 14. make an excuse for sth./ doing sth. 为...找理由 | 15. look sb. in the eye 直视某人

plagiarism

剽窃

"剽窃"(plagiarism)一词在希腊文中意为拐弯抹角、躲躲闪闪,卡利马库斯就是在此意义上批评其学生的. 它的"隐蔽性"和拉丁文中的"抢劫、绑架"(这解释了泰伦斯避免使用该词的原因. )有微妙的区别. 正因为这种"隐蔽性","剽窃"和"借用"之间的界限不易识别.

private eye

私家侦探

我们现在已经谈到"性"了)这个非常"拐弯抹角"的委婉语是在若干年前由英国>(Private Eye)杂志所发明,起源于一场宴会(当时正是乌干达独裁统治者伊迪.阿明横行肆虐的时代)之后所揭露出来的话题.

Stay out of it

别插手./不关你的事

77. 听起来有点疯狂. Sounds a bit crazy. | 78. 别插手,不关你的事. Stay out of it. | 79. 不要拐弯抹角了. Stop beating around the bush.

Ontario moonstone：安大略月光石,安大略月长石

onicolo 玛瑙 | Ontario moonstone 安大略月光石,安大略月长石 | onychite 雪花石膏

She is vilified by the press for her controversial view：因她持有异议,新闻界对她横加挞伐

牐12. vilify 诽谤,中伤 | 牐燬he is vilified by the press for her controversial view. 因她持有异议,新闻界对她横加挞伐. | 牐13. decry 责难,诽谤