pussyfoot
美 [?p?si?f?t]
英 ['p?si.f?t] 
- n.抱騎墻態度的政治家;禁酒主義者;潛行者
- adj.主張絕對禁酒的;〈美俚〉騎墻的
- v.(說話)慎重
- 網絡做事畏首畏尾;輕輕地走;貓步
詞形變化
第三人稱單數:pussyfoots 現在分詞:pussyfooting 過去式:pussyfooted 同義詞
英漢雙解
1. | [i]
~ (about/around) (說話)慎重,顧慮重重to be careful or anxious about expressing your opinion in case you upset sb |
英漢解釋
英英解釋
例句
Her pinions pussyfoot around the contradiction or pedantically try to harmonize the notion of radical and banal evil.
她的信徒小心翼翼地圍繞這個矛盾或者學究式地試圖協調極端和平庸的罪惡。
The moral behind this cover is, "If you are going to use a negative image, don't pussyfoot around, do it with conviction. "
這期封面告訴我們,“如果你打算使用負面圖像,不要謹小慎微,只管放心地去用。”
South Korea, which has an altogether sturdier economy than Vietnam, does not have to pussyfoot around to the same extent.
韓國經濟總體上比越南更強健,不必如此謹慎地行事。
Analysts believe it is too worried about winning upper-house elections next summer to do anything but pussyfoot on economic policy.
分析家認為正是出于對明年夏季的國會選舉太過擔心,以至于除了在經濟政策上謹言慎行外,任何事情也不能做。