I'm told I can do better if I keep looking for opportunities, but I'll stay at this job for now; after all, a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
beat around the bush, also UK: beat about the bushv expr
figurative (avoid getting to the point)
SCSimplified Chinese 旁敲侧击 páng qiāo cè jī TCTraditional Chinese 旁敲側擊
Stop beating around the bush and give me the real reason!
beating around the bush, beating about the bushn
(not getting to the point)
SCSimplified Chinese 旁敲侧击,拐弯抹角,绕圈子 páng qiāo cè jī,rào quān zi TCTraditional Chinese 旁敲側擊
All this beating around the bush is starting to annoy me; just say yes or no!
blackberry, blackberry bushn
(shrub that bears blackberries) (植物)
SCSimplified Chinese 黑莓 hēi méi
There are blackberries near the back of the orchard.
blueberry, blueberry bushn
(bush that bears blueberries)
SCSimplified Chinese 蓝莓 lán méi
The plants by the fence aren't raspberries, they're blueberries.
burning bushn
(Bible: in Book of Exodus) (《圣经》典故)
SCSimplified Chinese 燃烧的灌木,燃烧的荆棘 rán shāo de guàn mù,rán shāo de jīng jí
bush babyn
(African mammal) (分布于非洲)
SCSimplified Chinese 婴猴
bush leaguen
(minor-league baseball)
SCSimplified Chinese 美国次级职业棒球联盟
bush league, bush-leagueadj
US, figurative (amateurish)
SCSimplified Chinese 业余的 yè yú de TCTraditional Chinese 業餘的
SCSimplified Chinese 外行的 yè yú de ,wài háng de
备注: A hyphen is used when the term is an adjective that precedes the noun
bush mealsnpl
(native Australian foods)
SCSimplified Chinese 澳大利亚本地食品
bush pilot
(small aircraft pilot)
SCSimplified Chinese 丛林飞行员
bush planen
(for remote areas)
SCSimplified Chinese 丛林飞机
A bush plane is sometimes the only means of getting to remote locations.
bushfood, bush tuckern
(Australian native foods) (澳大利亚)
SCSimplified Chinese 丛林食物
butterfly bushn
(flowering plant: buddleia)
SCSimplified Chinese 醉鱼草
caper bushn
(plant with edible buds and berries)
SCSimplified Chinese 刺山柑
dittany, gas plant, burning bush, fraxinellan
(aromatic herb) (芳香草本植物)
SCSimplified Chinese 白鲜
rosebush, rose bushn
(tree bearing roses)
SCSimplified Chinese 玫瑰树丛 méi guī shù cóng TCTraditional Chinese 玫瑰樹叢
without beating around the bush, without beating about the bushadv
informal (in a straightforward way)
SCSimplified Chinese 有话直说 yǒu huà zhí shuō TCTraditional Chinese 有話直說
SCSimplified Chinese 别拐弯抹角
He told me right away what he thought, without beating about the bush.