吞吞吐吐 meaning in Chinese
mutter and mumble; falter out a few words; forbear from making a full explanation, complete disclosure or free expression of one's mind; hem and haw; hesitate in speech [speaking]; mince one's words; speak a word and swallow the next word; speak falteringly; speak in a halting way; speak with great reserve; speak with timorous caution; stumble over one's words; talk in ambiguous term; tell falteringly; tick over; trying to hide sth. while speaking
Examples
- "you-you don't mean-?" he gulped .
“你--你的意思不是说--？”他吞吞吐吐地说。 - "i am almost ashamed," said sissy, with reluctance .
“我真正感到难为情，”西丝吞吞吐吐地说。 - At his most hesitant he was also at his gravest .
他最吞吞吐吐的时候，也就是最严肃认真的时候。 - Celia snapped, "double-talk, what does it mean? "
西莉亚怒气冲冲地说，“吞吞吐吐，到底什么意思？” - What he had to say was confused, halting, and verbose .
他说的这些话既杂乱无章、吞吞吐吐，又里嗦。