这是个多么绕圈子做事的方法! What a roundabout way of doing things! circlecommunitycoterie
圈子 1.(环形) circle; ring 钥匙圈子 a key ring; 围成一个圈子坐着 sit in a circle; 说话绕圈子 talk in a roundabout way; beat about the bush; 说话不要绕圈子, 请直说吧。 don't beat about the bush. please come to the point. 他兜了半天圈子, 才得出这些结论。 he came round about to these conclusions. 这是个多么绕圈子做事的方法! what a roundabout way of doing things!2.(集体或生活范围) circle; community; coterie 走出家庭小圈子 come out of the narrow family circle; 搞小圈子不好。 a few banding together is no good. 在他的圈子之外, 他并不很受欢迎。 outside of his circle he is not very popular
打圈子 1.(转圈子) circle round; whirl about 飞艇在海面打圈子。 the airship circled at sea.2.(不直说) speak in a roundabout way; beat about the bush 有话直说, 别打圈子。 speak frankly and don't beat about the bush
兜圈子 1.(绕圈儿) go around in circles; circle; take a joy-ride 在场上兜圈子跑 run round in the field; 飞机在着陆跑道上空兜圈子。 the aircraft circled round [around] over the landing strip.2.(说话不直截了当) beat about [around] the bush; talk in a roundabout way 说话别兜圈子。 don't beat about the bush when you have anything to say. 他不愿意直接回答, 而是兜圈子。 he would not answer yes or no, but beat about [around] the bush