sit on the fence
/ˌsɪt ɒn ðə ˈfens/INFORMAL · B2
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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
- 1When my sisters argue, I try to sit on the fence and stay out of it.
- 2The council is still sitting on the fence about the new cycle lane.
- 3The team needs a clear answer from you today, so please stop sitting on the fence.
- 4Tom sat on the fence during the whole debate, so neither team trusted him afterwards.
- 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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