mealy-mouthed
- adj.说话拐弯抹角的;不直爽的
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ADJ-GRADED 说话不直率的;讲话兜圈子的;拐弯抹角的
If you say that someone is being mealy-mouthed, you are critical of them for being unwilling to speak in a simple or open way because they want to avoid talking directly about something unpleasant.He repeated that he did not intend to be mealy-mouthed with the country's leaders.
他重申道，他和国家领导人谈话时无意拐弯抹角。
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He repeated that he did not intend to be mealy-mouthed with the country 's leaders .
他重申道，他和国家领导人谈话时无意拐弯抹角。
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Don 't be so mealy-mouthed , say what you mean !
别这么绕弯子了，有话直说吧！
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But if you don 't , they say you are mealy-mouthed forever !
如果你不寄给他们，他们说你说话总是拐弯抹角！
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Mumbling them around your gums in a mealy-mouthed fashion and hoping they 'll go away will get you nowhere .
在嘴里翻来覆去地咀嚼，希望这些奇怪的东西自己消失，这种做法是没有用的。
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A mealy-mouthed statement said the Crown Prosecution Service had asked for more information about the case and that the Met itself had taken more legal advice .
这份冠冕堂皇的声明显示，皇家检控署已经在调查更多的有关这件案子的情况，而大都会警方自身也采纳了许多法律建议。
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Yes , she is so mealy-mouthed .
是的，很油嘴滑舌。
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She 's a pale-faced , mealy-mouthed ninny . I hate her .
她是个软弱无能的人，我讨厌她。
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" I didn 't meant to run the kid over " and " He 's not that kind of driver " aren 't acceptable excuses in a courtroom so spare me the mealy-mouthed crap over Shawcross .
“我不是故意撞死那个小孩儿的”和“他是个本性善良的司机”可不能成为呈堂证供为他免罪。所以别TM跟我这给肖克罗斯找借口了。