【句子】Careful to bob and weave as he tries to blow your head off?【Desperate Housewives S02E04】

【发音】/ˈkeə(r).fəl/ /tʊ/ /bɒb/ /bɑːb/ /ənd/ /wiːv/ /æz/ /hiː/ /traɪz/ /tʊ/ /bləʊ/ /jə(r)/ /hed/ /ɒf/ /ɑːf/

【发音技巧】bob and weave连读+类似不完全爆破的处理；head off连读；

【翻译】担心他打爆你的头而小心躲闪吗？

【适用场合】

今天我们学习一下，这样的一个表达，叫做bob and weave。

bob在英文中本意可以指：“快速上下移动”；

而weave可以用来指：“快速移动，突然变换方向以避免被击中”；

所以bob and weave可以怎么用呢？

看看对应的英文解释：

to move quickly up and down and side to side, typically in an attempt to evade someone or something

快速地上下或者左右躲闪，尤其是为了躲避某个人或者某个事物；



eg: You need to bob and weave more so that your opponent can't hit you.

你得更多地躲闪、闪避，这样你的对手才不会打中你。



eg: He went on a run through midfield, bobbing and weaving around defenders.

他跑过中场，一边跑一边避开了对方的防守队员。



eg: You'll see publicists behind the stars, cellphone in hand, bobbing and weaving when photographers are near to keep themselves out of the spotlight.

你会看到那些明星背后的公关人员，他们手里拿着手机，当摄像师离得过近的时候，他们左右闪躲，想让自己远离聚光灯。



这个短语也可以用来指：

to repeatedly avoid answering questions or dealing with a situation

“一直回避回答某个问题”；或者“一直回避处理某个情况、问题”



eg: If you try to bob and weave and avoid answering, to the voters it's a turn-off.

如果你想避重就轻，躲避回答这个问题，对于投票的人来说，你这就是一个丢分项。



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After eleven years of bobbing and weaving, of partial, hesitant reform, the government may finally have to act.