| 词汇 | pussyfoot |
| 释义 | pussyfoot verb[ I ] informaldisapprovinguk /ˈpʊs.i.fʊt/ us /ˈpʊs.i.fʊt/ to avoid making a decision or expressing an opinion because you are uncertain or frightened about doing so: 优柔寡断，缩手缩脚，畏首畏尾 Stop pussyfooting around/about and tell me what you really think.别再吞吞吐吐的了，告诉我你的真实想法。 Hesitating backward broken English dilly-dally dither ditherer gun-shy halting haltingly hang hang back have a foot in both campsidiom hem and hawidiom hesitancy hesitant hesitantly hesitate hum hum and hawidiom shilly-shally sit on the fenceidiom pussyfoot | American Dictionarypussyfoot verb[ I ] us/ˈpʊs·iˌfʊt/ to be careful about expressing an opinion or taking action, esp. because you might hurt someone’s feelings: Quit pussyfooting around and tell me what you really think. Examples of pussyfootpussyfoot For too long now we have been pussyfooting around. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English I thought this restraint was taking pussyfooting almost too far. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We cannot go on pussyfooting by means of little announcements by civil servants and others. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 That is not pussyfooting but a coherent philosophy of good government. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Yet we seem to be pussyfooting along without meeting what is going to be a very serious social problem. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Lamentably, pussyfooting goes on and on and on as the chosen order of march, as these proposals so amply demonstrate. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Does not this problem show that the time has come to stop pussyfooting about extending human rights legislation? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I do not think that the public very much appreciates the sort of pussyfooting attitude which has surrounded the particular incident over the past week. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There is a sense of 'pussyfooting' around the problem. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English I think it is time to stop pussyfooting around this issue and be tough with governments and tough with ourselves. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English We have pussyfooted on that issue for far too long. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English The sailor's best friend or worst enemy would never describe him as a narrow-minded pussyfoot. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 When will he stop pussyfooting about and get on with it? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Is it necessary for us to pussyfoot around? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I am sick and tired of our pussyfooting attitude. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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