| 釋義 |
拖泥帶水tuō ní dài shuǐbe dragged through mud and water; draggly;messy; muddy; not clear-cut;sloppy; slovenly;untidy
? 老洪干事從不～，他說殺哪個(gè)，還跑得了么？ (知俠《鐵道游擊隊(duì)》13) Lao Hong is a man of his word. When he says so-and-so is not to live,then he does not live.
? 他說話總像錘子打釘子一樣，干脆、利爽，從不～，咬字不清或含義不明。(柳青《創(chuàng)業(yè)史》318) He spoke like a hammer driving nails—concise,sharp,with no beating about the bush,no mumbling or vagueness.
? 但是簽訂這個(gè)全面性協(xié)定，我們須得準(zhǔn)備應(yīng)付許多～的事情。(《毛澤東選集》1337) But if a general agreement is to be signed,we must be prepared as a consequence to deal with many messy matters.
? 我們只有雷霆，只有閃電，只有風(fēng)暴，我們沒有～的雨！ (郭沫若《屈厚》135) We have only thunder,lightning and wind but no weak rain!/鄉(xiāng)下人的脾氣是～的，又要借債，又舍不得田，…… (茅盾《子夜》220)They’re a woolly-minded lot,these country people:they want loans,but they don’t want to give up their farms! 拖泥帶水leave loose ends; messy; sloppy;slovenly
辦事要利落，不要～。Do things deftly,not sloppily(or slovenly)./說話～beat about the bush 拖泥帶水tuō ní dài shuǐ比喻說話、辦事或?qū)懳恼碌炔缓啙崱⒉桓纱?。messy, sloppy, muddy, untidy, be dragged through mud |