英文词汇“半吞半吐”的读音、释义、例句、中文翻译及雅思托福GRE难词速记-英汉词典

单词

半吞半吐

释义

半吞半吐bàn tūn bàn tǔ

by some broad hints;hesitantly; half concealed and half told; hum and haw; in a vague manner; mince (one’s words); partly conceal and partly confess; reluctantly; speak a word,swallow the next word;speak with a lisp;speak with reservation; talk in an ambiguous way
❍ 季昌志仍是把两只眼睛朝着地板，～地答复道： …… (李六如《六十年的变迁》Ⅰ—18) Still looking at the floor,Changzhi said hesitantly.
❍ 季小村～，没说出王云鹤自愿出钱的话。(李六如《六十年的变迁》 Ⅰ —227) Ji Xiaocun answered the question in an equally vague manner,not mentioning Wang Yunhe’s proposition at all.
❍ 心里想道：“宝玉近来说话，～，忽冷忽热，也不知他是什么意思。” (《红楼梦》1167) “Nowadays Baoyu talks in such an ambiguo us way,blowing hot and cold by turns,I can’t tell what he means，”she thought.
❍ 蔡大辅微笑一下，～地答复他。 (李六如《六十年的变迁》Ⅰ—159) Cai Dafu answered vaguely with a smile.

半吞半吐bàn tūn bàn tǔ

说话有顾忌，含含糊糊，不明确。tell only half of it, mine matters, hesitantly, hum and how

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