sit on the fence

/ˌsɪt ɒn ðə ˈfens/INFORMAL · B2
中文对应近似对应
骑墙
字面意思: «坐在篱笆上»

含义

to avoid choosing between two sides or options

在两方或两个选择之间不表态.

例句

  1. 1When my sisters argue, I try to sit on the fence and stay out of it.
  2. 2The council is still sitting on the fence about the new cycle lane.
  3. 3The team needs a clear answer from you today, so please stop sitting on the fence.
  4. 4Tom sat on the fence during the whole debate, so neither team trusted him afterwards.
  5. 5Are you going to back Maria's plan or just sit on the fence again?

语法

只有 sit 变化形式:sits、sitting、sat。要决定的事可跟在 about 或 over 之后。

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