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词汇 runaround
释义 runaround
noun
uk /ˈrʌn.ə.raʊnd/ us /ˈrʌn.ə.raʊnd/
 give someone the runaround
to refuse to help someone, sending them to someone or somewhere else to get help: 搪塞(某人);打发(某人)
I'm trying to get a new visa, but the embassy staff keep giving me the runaround.我想要办理新签证,但是使馆人员老是推诿不给我办。
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runaround | American Dictionary


runaround
noun[ U ]
us/ˈrʌn·əˌrɑʊnd/
a series of actions or answers to questions that prevent someone from achieving something:
He expected to get the runaround, but surprisingly, the store offered him a refund.

Examples of runaround


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By the summer of 1602, however, they began to sense that they were getting the runaround.
Our manager cannot help because he is being given the runaround whenever he does try.
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At that stage he must have thought that we were giving him the runaround.
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It was a four-pint briefing, which led to a five-point plan that has just given us a six-year runaround.
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This has been an incredible legislative runaround, but it is typical of the fuddle one encounters when one tries to bring to book a matter of malpractice by accountants.
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He has had the runaround.
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And what a runaround it has been.
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There was a run-around loop for the engine and a crossing loop from which the engine shed and any industrial siding could be accessed.
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Originally a single line, the station included a runaround loop, with a turntable at the head.
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The station was to have been equipped with a run-around loop.
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Another notable improvement was the runaround that returned water to the suction to relieve pressure on the hose.
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A lack of space meant that a turntable was used to allow steam engines to runaround their trains.
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Of the plot, he stated that it was funny and thoughtful but felt like a runaround bolted on to make way for the ending.
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These changes meant that there are no run-around facilities, making it difficult to operate locomotive-hauled trains on the line.
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A runaround loop was provided but no means for turning.
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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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