橘子朗文词典

pussyfoot

P 开头单词

音标发音

  • 英式音标 [ˈpʊs.i.fʊt]
  • 美式音标 [ˈpʊs.i.fʊt]
  • 英式发音
  • 美式发音

基本解释

  • vi. 偷偷地走；轻轻地走；谨慎行事

同根派生

     

英汉例句

    双语例句

  • The UN's member-nations can no longer afford to pussyfoot around the issue.
    联合国会员再也经不起畏首畏尾。
  • 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。”
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  • 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。

    • 权威例句

  • Analysts believe it is too worried about winning upper-house elections next summer to do anything but pussyfoot on economic policy.
    ECONOMIST: Japan is not yet doomed to debt-induced penury

词组短语

    短语

  • Pussyfoot Cocktail 普斯福特;猫步
  • pussyfoot detail 消极行事
  • pussyfoot temperance 禁酒
  • pussyfoot around the issue 畏首畏尾
  • Pussyfoot Cockta niceil 普斯福特

英英字典

    剑桥英英字典

  • to avoid making a decision or expressing an opinion because you are uncertain or frightened about doing so

    • 柯林斯英英字典

  • If you say that someone is pussyfooting around, you are criticizing them for behaving in a too cautious way because they are not sure what to do and are afraid to commit themselves.