拐弯抹角

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(1) [equivocate; beat about around the bush; speak indirectly; talk in a roundabout way]∶语言不便直说, 以比喻、 暗示或正言反说等方式表达

她先是说了一大堆客套话, 然后就拐弯抹角地说了起来, 我终于慢慢地听出她的来意了

(2) [go ahead along a winding path]∶道路弯来弯去, 方向转变非常多, 用以形容随路线的曲折前进