"Tired and emotional" is a code phrase used to describe someone who is drunk.

“又累又激动”是用来形容某人喝醉的一种委婉说法。

金山词霸

"Early retirement" is nowadays nearly a euphemism for redundancy in most cases.

现在“提前退休”在大多数情况下几乎是裁员的委婉说法。

金山词霸

He paused, uncertain about the most diplomatic way to word his question.

他停下来，对于如何最委婉地措辞他的问题感到不确定。

金山词霸

" Queer " is the word often used euphemistically for " mad ".

“ Queer ” 这个词常用作 “ mad ” 的委婉语.

《现代汉英综合大词典》

" Pass away " is a euphemism for " die ".

“ 去世 ” 是 “ 死 ” 的委婉语.

《简明英汉词典》

He didn't mind me talking to his friends, though he gave me a subtle talking-to about it at first.

他起初的嫉妒并不明显——他并不介意我和他的朋友们说话，不过为此他委婉地训诫了我一番。

金山词霸

He didn't regret his saying but wished he could express it more tactfully.

他并不后悔自己说过的话，但希望能更委婉地表达它。

金山词霸

Mr Golding delivered an oblique warning, talking of the danger of sudden action.

戈尔丁先生谈及草率行事的危险，这是他在委婉地发出警告。

辞典例句

Euphemistically known as " legacy codes, " they were in fact far older . Mir.

委婉地说, 这些文件是早已过时的 “ 遗产密码 ”.

时文部分

Mr. Dimmesdale gently repelled their entreaties.

但丁梅斯代尔先生却委婉地拒绝了这些恳求.

英汉文学 - 红字

He pulled his punches when he asked his secretary about the money.

他委婉地向秘书问起有关金钱的事.

辞典例句

The Englishman seemed to appreciate this extreme delicacy.

英国人似乎很欣赏这一番极其委婉的话.

辞典例句

I'll see you further first.

(那种事)我决不干〔further是 inhell 的委婉话〕.

辞典例句

Ming - feng didn't answer, and Wan - erh gently pressed, " You are in love, aren't you?

鸣凤 并不回答.婉儿更委婉地低声追问: “ 你是不是心上有了人?

汉英文学 - 家（1-26） - 家（1-26）

The trouble was that Nixon's communication to Brezhnev lacked his usual fine touch.

问题是尼克松给勃列日湟夫的信不像往常那样笔调委婉.

辞典例句