| 释义 |
runaround
\ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: from run around, v.
1. : a whitlow encircling the fingernail
2. : a track, way, or channel provided for bypassing an obstacle or tie-up
3. : the distance that a scraper traverses in completing one cycle of operations (as loading, transporting, dumping, and returning to the starting point)
4. : a passage driven in a shaft pillar to connect mine workings on opposite sides of a shaft
5. : matter typeset in shortened measure to run down one or both sides of something (as a cut or box) inserted in running text matter
6. : deliberately deceptive or delaying action especially in response to a request : substitution of evasive or misleading replies for definite and candid refusal
< tried to get contracts and have been given the familiar official runaround — New Republic > |