pussyfoot
英 ['p?s?f?t]
美 ['p?s?f?t]
中文詞源
英文詞源
- pussyfoot (v.)
- also pussy-foot, 1903, "tread softly," from pussy (n.1) + foot (n.). As a noun from 1911, "a detective," American English, from the nickname of U.S. government Indian Affairs agent W.E. Johnson (1862-1945), in charge of suppressing liquor traffic on Indian reservations in Oklahoma, who was noted for his stealthy tactics. Related: Pussyfooting; pussy-footed (1893).
雙語例句
- 1. The UN's member - nations can no longer afford to pussyfoot around the issue.
- 聯(lián)合國會員再也經(jīng)不起畏首畏尾.
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- 2. It's no good to pussyfoot around -- they should just lock these people up!
- 總是 優(yōu)柔寡斷 是不行的,他們應(yīng)該把這些人關(guān)起來!
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