- 词义辨析
beat about the bush, beat the bush
这两个短语的意思并不相同,前者意思为“绕着弯儿说话”,后者意为“寻找人或物”。
- 速记技巧
词源词根法
词源不确定。可能来自PIE*bheue,存在,生长,居住。词源同be.指灌木顽强的生命力。来源于史前日耳曼语*busk-。
- 近义词
- plantn.植物,草木;设备;工厂;庄稼;
- shrubberyn.灌木,灌木林;
- shrubn.灌木;灌木丛;果汁甜酒;冰果汁水;
- wildernessn.荒野;杂草丛生处;
- pubic hair阴毛;
- 知识拓展
单词用法
bush指的是一种矮小而丛生的木本植物,引申可指蓬松的头发。bush是可数名词,可用冠词修饰。the bush表示“丛林”“未开发地区”。
重要短语
george bush乔治·布什(美国前总统)
around the bush拐弯抹角;说话绕圈子
beat about the bush旁敲侧击;转弯抹角
bearing bush轴瓦,轴承衬
- 双语例句 更多例句
Bush the elder was an American President, and so was his son, Bush the younger.
老布什是美国总统, 他的儿子小布什也是美国总统.
《简明英汉词典》
I wish you'd stop beating about the bush and tell me what you really want.
我希望你不要转弯抹角,快告诉我你到底想要什么.
《简明英汉词典》
They walked through the dense Mozambican bush for thirty six hours.
他们花了36个小时穿过茂密的莫桑比克丛林。
《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》
If there's anything you want to say, don't beat about the bush and just say it out.
有什么话就直说吧! 别兜圈子了.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
The ceasefire itself could prove stillborn if rebel units in the bush keep on fighting.
如果丛林地带的叛军继续开火,那停火协议本身就可能起不到任何作用。
《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》
The bush telegraph tells me you're likely to become our new president, John.
约翰,我从非官方消息得知,你可能会当选为我们的新校长.
《简明英汉词典》
相对于布什几个月来的语焉不详,他对该党的策略作了较为清晰的阐述。
《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》
He didn't beat about the bush, but came straight to the heart of the problem.
他单刀直入, 一下子指出了问题的要害.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
A jay emerged from the juniper bush in a flash of blue feathers.
只见亮闪闪的蓝色羽毛一闪,一只松鸦从刺柏丛中钻了出来。
《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》
We only discovered by bush telegraph that our son had a new girlfriend, he had not told us himself.
我们只是从小道消息听说,我们的儿子有个新的女朋友, 可他本人还没有告诉我们.
《简明英汉词典》
- 相关词组
- rose bush玫瑰丛;
- bush telegraph传播消息的小道;小广播;
- a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush双鸟在林不如一鸟在手;
- hide on bush隐藏在灌木丛中
- beat about the bush不直截了当地说,旁敲侧击;隐约其辞;迂回其词;绕脖子;
- sugar bush糖槭林;
- adapter bush接头衬套;
- bearing bush轴承衬;轴瓦;轴承衬套;轴套;
- George Bush[人名]乔治·布什;
- around the bush拐弯抹角;说话绕圈子;
- beat around the bush不直截了当地说,旁敲侧击;
- cranberry bush欧洲荚蒾(Viburnum opulus)[亦作guelder rose, snowball bush];
- camshaft bush凸轮轴轴衬[瓦];
- bush fruit灌木浆果;
- 今日热词
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- silver n.银;银币;银器;银色;adj.银色的;银质的;
- quilt n.被子,棉被;被状物;v.缝(被);用垫料填塞后缝拢;东拼西凑地做;用摘抄等方法编辑;
- service fee 服务手续费;
- detail n.细节;信息;特遣队;琐事;详述;v.派遣;指示;
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- future n.未来;将来;期货;前景;前途;前程;(动词的)将来时,将来式, 未来式;未来的事;将来发生的事adj.未来的;(语法)将来时的;将来发生的
- famous adj.著名的,出名的;〈古〉一流的,极好的;
- voice n. 嗓音;(动词的)语态;呼声,发言权;歌唱才能;vt. 发音;表达,说出;给(一部乐曲)配上声部;给(如管风琴音管)整声;