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词汇 tiptoe-around
释义

tiptoe around something/someone


phrasal verb with tiptoeverb[ Iusually+ adv/prep ]uk /ˈtɪp.təʊ/ us /ˈtɪp.toʊ/
informal(UK alsotiptoe round something/someone)
to avoid dealing with a difficult subject, problem, or person: 回避(难应付的话题、问题或人)
Jonathan keeps tiptoeing around the problem, instead of confronting it.乔纳森一直在回避而不是正视这个问题。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Digressing and being indirect or evasive
bury the ledeidiom
candy coat
candy coating
candy-coated
circumlocution
circumlocutory
f-bomb
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glancingly
gloss over something
go off on a tangentidiom
implicit
mealy-mouthed
obscure
parry
prevaricate
stray
tangent
unexpressed
unvoiced
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