| 释义 |
bush /bʊʃ/► SEE ALLbush telegraphbeat about the busha bird in the hand is worth two in the bush
●ˌbush ˈtelegraphthe spreading of news quickly from one person to another 小道消息的不胫而走◆Everyone knew about it before it was officially announced: the bush telegraph had been at work again.
还没有正式宣布大家就都知道这事了，又是从小道消息传出来的。 ORIGIN Bush in this phrase refers to the areas of wild land in Australia. Bush telegraph originally meant the people who informed bushrangers (= criminals who lived in the bush) about the movements of the police. * bush 在这个短语中指澳大利亚的荒野。bush telegraph 原指向 bushranger （荒野匪徒）就警方行动通风报信的人。●ˌbeat about the ˈbush (BrE) (NAmE ˌbeat around the ˈbush) take too long before saying what you want to say; avoid saying sth directly 转弯抹角地说；绕圈子◆Don’t beat about the bush. Tell me exactly what you think is wrong with my work.别转弯抹角的了，直接告诉我你认为我的工作有什么不对。 OPP call a spade a spade ●a bird in the ˌhand is worth two in the ˈbush (saying) it is better to be satisfied with what you have got than to lose it trying to get sth more or better 一鸟在手胜过二鸟在林；奢求不如实得 |