sit on the fence

/ˌsɪt ɒn ðə ˈfens/INFORMAL · B2
中文對應近似對應
騎牆
字面意思: «坐在籬笆上»

意思

to avoid choosing between two sides or options

在兩方或兩個選擇之間不表態.

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?

文法

只有 sit 變化形式:sits、sitting、sat。要決定的事可跟在 about 或 over 之後。

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