解释
- vi. 偷偷地走；轻轻地走；谨慎行事
※ 提供单词"pussyfoot"的中文意思、发音示范及音标对照，中英文词源、例句和用法等。
中文词源
pussyfoot 顾虑重重
比喻用法。
英文词源
- 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).
例句和用法
- 1. 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.
- 2. It's no good to pussyfoot around -- they should just lock these people up!
- 总是 优柔寡断 是不行的,他们应该把这些人关起来!
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