circle around

• 动词短语，表示围绕某人或某物做圆周运动，也比喻回避直接讨论某个话题。

A phrasal verb used to indicate moving in a circular path around something or someone, or to avoid addressing a topic directly.

不可数 · 不及物 · 短语动词，不可分

1. formal

   To move in a circular path around something or someone.

   绕圈

   • The eagle circled around its prey before diving.
   • The children circled around the teacher to hear the story.
   • The plane circled around the airport before landing.

   同义词circlecircumambulateencirclego aroundorbitrevolve around

2. Avoid a direct topicinformal

   To avoid addressing a subject directly; to talk around an issue.

   拐弯抹角

   • He kept circling around the real problem during the meeting.
   • Stop circling around the question and give me a straight answer.
   • She circled around the topic of her resignation for an hour.

   同义词avoidbypassdodgeequivocateevadehedgesidestepskirt