pussyfoot
美 [ˈpʊsiˌfʊt]
英 ['pʊsi.fʊt] 
- n.抱骑墙态度的政治家;禁酒主义者;潜行者
- adj.主张绝对禁酒的;〈美俚〉骑墙的
- v.(说话)慎重
- 网络做事畏首畏尾;轻轻地走;猫步
词形变化
第三人称单数:pussyfoots 现在分词:pussyfooting 过去式:pussyfooted 同义词
英汉双解
1. | [i]
~ (about/around) (说话)慎重,顾虑重重to be careful or anxious about expressing your opinion in case you upset sb |
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英英解释
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围绕这个矛盾或者学究式地试图协调极端和平庸的罪恶。
The moral behind this cover is, "If you are going to use a negative image, don't pussyfoot around, do it with conviction. "
这期封面告诉我们,“如果你打算使用负面图像,不要谨小慎微,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.
韩国经济总体上比越南更强健,不必如此谨慎地行事。
Analysts believe it is too worried about winning upper-house elections next summer to do anything but pussyfoot on economic policy.
分析家认为正是出于对明年夏季的国会选举太过担心,以至于除了在经济政策上谨言慎行外,任何事情也不能做。