Definition
to refrain from addressing something directly in conversation
避重就轻；避开不谈
He always tries to talk around the issue, steering our discussions toward other topics during meetings.
他总是试图避开这个问题，在会议中将我们的讨论引导到其他话题上。
During the interview, the journalists talked around the company’s financial issues without addressing them directly.
在采访中，记者们避开了公司的财务问题，没有直接谈论。
She was very cautious about the sensitive topic and deliberately chose to talk around it instead of responding directly.
她对这个敏感话题非常谨慎，故意选择避开而不是直接回应。