
n. 非正式用语,指故意拖延、推托或把人来回支使,使对方得不到明确答复或实际帮助;常见于短语 give someone the runaround。
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They gave me the runaround all morning.
他们整个上午都在敷衍我、把我推来推去。
After calling three different offices, she realized she was getting the runaround instead of a real answer.
打给三个不同办公室之后,她意识到自己得到的不是明确答复,而是在被来回敷衍。
由动词短语 run around 名词化而来,原意是“到处跑、四处奔走”。后来引申为让别人“绕圈子”、不断找人或找部门却得不到结果,因此形成“推诿、敷衍、拖延”的含义。