秘而不宣保守秘密不对外宣布。英keep sth. secret; hold sth.back; keep one's own council;[查看详情]

讳莫如深将事情尽量深藏隐瞒使外人不知。例讳莫如深深则隐。——《谷梁传》英closely guard a secret;[查看详情]

旁敲侧击从旁边或侧面敲击。比喻说话、写文章不正面点破而是故意绕弯子隐晦曲折地说。例只不过不应该这样旁敲侧击应该要明亮亮的叫破了他。——清吴趼人《二十年目睹之怪现状》英by-stroke; (fig) attack by innuendo; make oblique references;[查看详情]

曲意逢迎亦作“曲意奉迎”。[查看详情]

藏头露尾比喻说话、做事躲躲闪闪怕把真相全暴露出来。英gire a partial account of; tell part of the truth,but not all of it;[查看详情]

吞吞吐吐欲言又止欲止又言，似有隐情难言之状。例他哼哼哈哈说话吞吞吐吐的。英hem and haw; mince matters; mutter and mumble; stumble over one's words;[查看详情]

半吞半吐话刚说出口又缩回去。例王教授把他们送到门口便站住半吞半吐地对他们说。——巴金《知识阶级》英partly conceal and partly confess; speak with reserve (restraint); to hum and haw;[查看详情]

噤若寒蝉冬天的蝉一声不响。现在常用来比喻有所顾忌不敢吭声。例提出反对条件的转眼就掉过头去，嘌若寒蝉。——鲁迅《两地书》英silent as the cicad in winter;[查看详情]

遮三瞒四谓说话、做事多方掩饰不爽快。[查看详情]

指桑骂槐指着桑树数落槐树比喻表面上骂这个人实际上骂那个人。英point at the mulberry and abuse the locust——point at one but abuse another;[查看详情]

人云亦云云：说。形容遇事无主见顺随别人的意见。例人云亦云人否亦否，何为者耶？——清叶燮《原诗》英to say what everybody says;[查看详情]

转弯抹角道路弯弯曲曲。例路是转弯抹角的但寻访的热情却没有半点消退。走弯弯曲曲的道路。例两人转弯抹角地来到一座柴门前。拐弯子；不直接。例有什么话照直说，别转弯抹角的。[查看详情]