Definition
to refrain from addressing something directly in conversation
避重就轻;避開不談
He always tries to talk around the issue, steering our discussions toward other topics during meetings.
他總是試圖避開這個問題,在會議中將我們的討論引導到其他話題上。
During the interview, the journalists talked around the company’s financial issues without addressing them directly.
在採訪中,記者們避開了公司的財務問題,沒有直接談論。
She was very cautious about the sensitive topic and deliberately chose to talk around it instead of responding directly.
她對這個敏感話題非常謹慎,故意選擇避開而不是直接回應。