| 释义 |
●ˌpass the ˈbuck (informal) refuse to accept responsibility for a mistake, an accident, an important decision, etc. and try to get another person, organization, etc. to accept responsibility for it instead 推卸责任；把为难的事推给别人◆The same thing happens after every disaster. All the officials involved just try to pass the buck.每次出了事都是这样，与此有牵连的官员只想推卸责任。 OPP the buck stops here ▸ ˈbuck-passing noun ◆The public is tired of all this political buck-passing. They just want to know who was responsible for the decision.民众厌倦了这种政治上推卸责任的行为，他们只想知道谁该为这个决定负责。 ORIGIN The buck is a small object in a poker game that is placed in front of the player whose turn it is to deal. * buck （培克）是扑克牌戏中的庄家标志。 |