beat about/around the bush
1. 拐弯抹角
Why should you beat about the bush when asking for better wages?
你要求加薪又何必拐弯抹角呢?
习惯用语bang the bush (=drag thebush up, take the rag off the bush)1.■[美口]最好的, 第一流的beat about the bush1.■打草拨丛寻觅猎物; 转弯抹角地谈话, 旁敲侧击beat around]the bush1.■打草拨丛寻觅猎物; 转弯抹角地谈话, 旁敲侧击beat the bushes1.■搜寻猎物; 搜寻; 物色go bush1.■离开城市跑到乡下去; 失踪; [俚]突然狂暴起来He that feareth every bush must never go a-birding.1.■[谚]前怕狼后怕虎, 当不了猎户。One beats the bush, and another catches the bird.1.■[谚]坐享别人的劳动成果。take to the bush1.■逃入丛林; 落草为寇特殊用法adapter bush1.■接头衬套adjustable cutter bush1.■调刀轴环, 刀杆调整环balance bush1.■平衡衬套bearing bush1.■轴承衬brass bush1.■黄铜轴衬camshaft bush1.■凸轮轴轴衬[瓦]cast-in steel bush1.■铸入钢套collar bush1.■主轴套, 轴环套; 垫在下面的开口环combined jewel bush1.■组合钻connecting rod small end bush1.■连杆小端瓦control valve bush1.■控制阀衬套crankshaft bearing bush1.■曲轴轴承瓦片, 曲轴衬套creosote bush1.■石炭酸灌木cross-over bush1.■级间密封环die head bush1.■板牙头夹套drill bush1.■钻套ebonite bush1.■硬橡皮衬套flat bush1.■平钻, 平瓦, 平面轴套flat bush for automatic device1.■自动上条装置平钻[轴套]flat bush for oscillating weight1.■自动锤平钻[轴套]flat bush for reduction wheel1.■减速轮平钻[轴套]flat bush for star wheel1.■星轮平钻[轴套]flat bush for warning wheel1.■报警轮平钻[轴套]flexible bush1.■挠性衬套floating bush1.■浮动衬套ga(u)ge bush1.■测量用轴瓦gear bush1.■齿轮轴套gland bush1.■压盖, 衬片, 密封垫, 密封装置, 汽封套guiding bush1.■导轴衬gunmetal bush1.■炮铜轴衬insulating bush1.■绝缘套jewel bush1.■钻瓦main bush1.■主轴衬, 底衬环neck bush1.■内衬套orange-eye butterfly bush1.■大叶醉鱼草packing bush1.■填料压盖衬套pin bush1.■定心[位]销套poison bush1.■含毒汁的紫龙骨豆或属相近的齿荚豆属的豆科植物; 沙漠苦槛兰; 光叶山黄麻rod bush1.■活塞杆导向套roller bush1.■滚轮衬套shear pin bush1.■安全销衬skunk bush1.■山茱萸sliding bush1.■滑套slip-ring bush1.■滑环绝缘环[下套环]spice bush1.■西洋蜡梅sugar bush1.■糖槭林taper bush1.■锥形衬套tea bush1.■茶树丛trolley bush1.■汇流环的滑轮套管(电车)thorn bush1.■多刺疏林umbrella bush1.■伞形金合欢valve bush1.■阀衬, 阀[衬]套wallaby bush1.■华拉白灌木bush of jack1.■塞孔衬套