runaround

runaround

英 ['rʌnəraʊnd]
　　美 ['rʌnəraʊnd]

n. 回避；推諉；搪塞

中文詞源：

runaround 搪塞，打發

比喻用法。

例句：

1. I'm sick and tired of his getting me runaround.
我討厭他把我弄得暈頭轉向.

2. LL: Li Hua , are you giving me the runaround?
看你說的, 偶乍樣是在找借口呢偶看你有點多疑 吧 .

3. Don't make me call a dozen times and get a runaround.
別讓我打十幾次電話也沒個結果.

4. I asked him to lend me some money, but I got nothing except the runaround.
我跟他借錢, 他隻是拿話搪塞卻分文未借.

5. Don't give us the runaround. We'd just like to know whether you agree or not.
別拿話兒搪塞我們, 我們隻是想知道你到底是同意還是不同意.