The car's engine wouldn't start, so I had to resort to pushing it.
汽车的引擎发动不起来,所以我不得不采取推车的方式。
The professor's lecture was so convoluted that I had to use
periphrasis to explain it to my friends.
教授的演讲太复杂了,我不得不用委婉的方式来向朋友们解释。
She was too shy to say "I love you", so she used
periphrasis to express her feelings.
她太害羞了,不敢说“我爱你”,所以她用委婉的方式来表达她的感情。
The politician didn't want to offend anyone, so he used
periphrasis to avoid direct criticism.
政治家不想冒犯任何人,所以他用委婉语来避免直接批评。
The doctor explained the medical procedure in layman's terms instead of using technical jargon, which is an example of
periphrasis.
医生用通俗易懂的语言解释医疗程序,而不是使用专业术语,这是委婉语的一个例子。
The company didn't want to admit fault, so they used
periphrasis to shift blame onto someone else.
公司不想承认错误,所以他们用委婉语将责任推卸到别人身上。
She couldn't bring herself to say the word "death", so she used
periphrasis to talk about the end of life.
她无法说出“死亡”这个词,所以她用委婉语来谈论生命的终结。
He didn't want to say "I'm sorry", so he used
periphrasis to apologize indirectly.
他不想说“对不起”,所以他用委婉语间接地道歉。
The teacher didn't want to embarrass the student, so she used
periphrasis to give constructive criticism.
老师不想让学生产生尴尬,所以她用委婉语给出建设性的批评。
The athlete didn't want to admit defeat, so he used
periphrasis to describe his loss as a "temporary setback".
(运动员不想承认失败,所以他用委婉语将他的失败描述为“暂时的挫折”。
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