give somebody the runaround
这个习语指用各种借口拖延或回避,不直接回答或解决。
She tried to get a refund, but the manager gave her the runaround.
她想退款,但经理一直在搪塞她。
逃避;回避;闪避
runarounds — plural of runaround
浅甲沟炎;以多种借口进行的回避性解释;推诿。;绕过障碍物的绕行路线或迂回路线。;比所在栏窄的排字段落,通常紧邻插图。;绕指甲生长但不侵及骨骼的甲沟炎。
evasion
以多种借口进行的回避性解释;推诿。
An evasive explanation in the form of multiple excuses.
绕过障碍物的绕行路线或迂回路线。
A detour or route that bypasses an obstacle.
比所在栏窄的排字段落,通常紧邻插图。
A section of type that is narrower than that of the column it is part of; typically next to an illustration.
绕指甲生长但不侵及骨骼的甲沟炎。
A whitlow running around the fingernail but not affecting the bone.
When I called the office to ask for my results, they gave me the runaround for weeks.
当我打电话到办公室询问结果时,他们拖了好几周,一直在搪塞我。
用法提示:runaround 是名词,构成 give someone the runaround,表示用借口或拖延来回避问题。
Stop giving me the runaround and just tell me whether I got the job.
别再敷衍我了,直接告诉我是否得到了这份工作。
用法提示:这里 the runaround 作 give 的宾语,表示回避正面回答。
She felt frustrated because the customer service agent kept giving her the runaround instead of solving the issue.
她感到沮丧,因为客服人员一直在搪塞她,而不是解决问题。
用法提示:runaround 用作名词,和 give 搭配表示用借口敷衍、不正面处理。
这个习语指用各种借口拖延或回避,不直接回答或解决。
She tried to get a refund, but the manager gave her the runaround.
她想退款,但经理一直在搪塞她。
get the runaround 表示自己是被人搪塞的一方。
We got the runaround from the agency every time we called.
我们每次打电话,机构都对我们百般推诿。
较正式、抽象;runaround 更强调让人来回碰壁的一连串敷衍。
口语化,指某一次具体的搪塞;runaround 往往是一连串这样的躲避。
强调用拖延争取时间或回避正题,不一定要多地推诿。
语气较重,常指拒绝提供信息或不予配合,多用于正式或对抗场合。
常作复数,指有策略的拖延措施,比 runaround 更具计划性。
grammar · medium
易错句子Don't runaround me—answer my question.
正确表达Don't give me the runaround—answer my question.
runaround 是名词,不是动词;表示“回避、敷衍某人”要用固定搭配 give + 宾语 + the runaround。
grammar · medium
易错句子She gave me runaround all day.
正确表达She gave me the runaround all day.
在固定搭配 give someone the runaround 中,runaround 前必须带定冠词 the,不能省略。
与“逃避、回避、闪避”义(用借口或拖延躲避正面回应)相对;不用于医学义“浅甲沟炎”。
与“逃避、回避、闪避”义(用借口或拖延躲避正面回应)相对;不用于医学义“浅甲沟炎”。
与“逃避、回避、闪避”义(用借口或拖延躲避正面回应)相对;不用于医学义“浅甲沟炎”。
runaround 是名词,指用借口或拖延回避问题;run around 是动词短语,指四处走动或忙碌,词性和含义都不同。
runaround 是名词,指故意拖延或推诿;roundabout 是形容词,形容说话或路线不直接,例如 a roundabout answer,不能说 a runaround answer。
runaround 指回避、敷衍的行为;runaway 指逃跑的人或失控飞奔的事物,虽然词形相近,但意思和搭配完全不同。
对某人百般推诿
Don't give me the runaround; I want a straight answer.
别跟我百般推诿,我要一个直接的回答。
遭到搪塞,被敷衍
The reporter got the runaround from the press office.
记者被新闻办公室搪塞了。
老一套的推诿
I'm tired of the same old runaround from this company.
我厌倦了这家公司老一套的搪塞。
复合词:run(跑)+ around(绕,在周围)。字面是“绕着跑、东奔西跑”,引申为“回避、闪避、用借口搪塞”;医学上指“浅甲沟炎”。没有前缀或后缀。同根/相关词:run→runner、running、runny;around→round、surround。
官僚程序繁琐,常让人得到“踢皮球”式的回应。
指过多官方手续,正是导致推诿拖延的典型原因。
人们投诉时常遇到runaround,即被不断转介却得不到解决。
描述客服流程中客户被来回支使、无人真正负责的情况。
runaround常表现为给出各种借口来回避问题。
故意拖延(某人);回避(某人)
The customer service agent kept giving me the runaround instead of solving my problem.
那个客服人员一直搪塞我,而不是解决我的问题。
遭到搪塞;被敷衍
I tried to get a refund, but I just got the runaround from every department.
我试着退款,但每个部门都只是在敷衍我。
我不想成为你敷衍的对象。
After three weeks of getting the runaround from the insurance company, I finally filed a complaint.
在被保险公司搪塞了三周之后,我终于投诉了。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.