Definition of runaround in English:

runaround

noun ˈrʌnəraʊndˈrənəˌraʊnd

informal

1the runaroundDeceitful or evasive treatment.
they are being given the runaround by the Defence Ministry
国防部正在借故搪塞他们。
Example sentencesExamples
- I kept getting the runaround initially, but persistence got me through the door.
- As for book reviewing, I have to say I know too many women who have gotten the runaround from editors to see the lack of women as a problem of supply.
- He says he personally booked the grounds, and cannot understand the runaround his team was given by the Technikon authorities.
- The policemen guarding the entrance to the compound don't seem to like the look of me, and despite the best efforts of my interpreter, it's clear that I am being given the runaround.
- But when she approached her client about the payment, she got the runaround.
- Debtors will be much more able to give creditors the runaround by using illness, injury, loss of employment, or the end of a relationship to have the terms changed.
- After trying to give him the runaround, he and the officers agreed to his request.
- For years, UN inspectors were given the runaround until they gave up.
- Man mountain Matt has risen from the Fourth Division to the heart of Scotland's defence, but he was given the runaround by City when at Oxford.
- He asked the US government agencies and got the runaround.
- But I get the first question, and if I think you're dancing around the answer, you'll get exactly the same kind of runaround from me.
- Fair Go (TV1, Wednesday, 7.30 pm) is back for its 27th year to help out Kiwis who have been ripped off, short-changed or given the runaround.
- But how can you remain calm when some faceless administrator is giving you the runaround?
- He'd been giving me the runaround now for a few days and I was sick of it.
- When I asked the council and Bradford Vision what had become of the supplement I was given the runaround.
- A gypsy convoy is giving the council the runaround.
- So what we decided when we contacted you again recently - and again tried unsuccessfully to get you on the phone - was that we were getting the same old runaround.
- But they ended up being given the runaround for seven days because Salford council didn't know whether it was their job to remove the vandalism at Barr Hill on Bolton Road, or the government's.
- Attorneys get the runaround when they begin calling stations to locate clients.
- Ever since he was given the runaround by him, we have known that the master of the giant firework is no full-back.
Synonyms
mix, keep company, mingle, socialize, get together, go around, rub shoulders, fraternize, consort, have dealings
2A runabout.
小轿车；小飞机；小汽艇
Example sentencesExamples
- Noddy and his politically-incorrect mate Big Ears are set to jump aboard their yellow runaround and hit television screens worldwide in an all-singing, all-dancing digital animation series.
- Compare the X3 with the Mini Cooper S, popularly viewed as a small, modern, hip and city-friendly runaround you can drive with a clear environmental conscience.
- The move from brute power to one of the most fashionable and urbane runarounds on the road isn't as bizarre as it sounds, he insists.
- And that makes it more a sort of urban runaround - small, easy to park, cheap to insure and inexpensive to mend.
- I wasn't sure, at first, how the van, with its pink curtains, would double as a runaround.
- It seems to be the fashion right now, but my car is just a little runaround, it's not anything flashy and that's the worrying thing.
- One-and-a-half litres of diesel engine is more than enough for this flexible runaround.
- The small two-door hatchback is intended as a second car or a runaround for shoppers, according to Green Machines Ireland's managing director.
- On the street, furious women in sunglasses slam the doors of all-terrain runarounds and march into little boutiques that sell what used to be called ‘notions’: comedy alarm clocks, executive desk ornaments and potpourri.
- We are looking for a small runaround primarily for shopping and taking the children to nursery.
- Disembarking from boat or plane, the air is crystal-clear and as fresh as it was before SUVs became everyday runarounds in the States.
- I am currently considering changing my family runaround.

Definition of runaround in US English:

runaround

nounˈrənəˌraʊndˈrənəˌround

informal

Difficult or awkward treatment, especially in which someone is evasive or avoids a question.
推诿；搪塞；躲闪
the times he got the runaround looking for work
Example sentencesExamples
- But they ended up being given the runaround for seven days because Salford council didn't know whether it was their job to remove the vandalism at Barr Hill on Bolton Road, or the government's.
- For years, UN inspectors were given the runaround until they gave up.
- But when she approached her client about the payment, she got the runaround.
- As for book reviewing, I have to say I know too many women who have gotten the runaround from editors to see the lack of women as a problem of supply.
- Fair Go (TV1, Wednesday, 7.30 pm) is back for its 27th year to help out Kiwis who have been ripped off, short-changed or given the runaround.
- Debtors will be much more able to give creditors the runaround by using illness, injury, loss of employment, or the end of a relationship to have the terms changed.
- Man mountain Matt has risen from the Fourth Division to the heart of Scotland's defence, but he was given the runaround by City when at Oxford.
- But how can you remain calm when some faceless administrator is giving you the runaround?
- I kept getting the runaround initially, but persistence got me through the door.
- He'd been giving me the runaround now for a few days and I was sick of it.
- Attorneys get the runaround when they begin calling stations to locate clients.
- When I asked the council and Bradford Vision what had become of the supplement I was given the runaround.
- Ever since he was given the runaround by him, we have known that the master of the giant firework is no full-back.
- A gypsy convoy is giving the council the runaround.
- After trying to give him the runaround, he and the officers agreed to his request.
- He says he personally booked the grounds, and cannot understand the runaround his team was given by the Technikon authorities.
- He asked the US government agencies and got the runaround.
- But I get the first question, and if I think you're dancing around the answer, you'll get exactly the same kind of runaround from me.
- So what we decided when we contacted you again recently - and again tried unsuccessfully to get you on the phone - was that we were getting the same old runaround.
- The policemen guarding the entrance to the compound don't seem to like the look of me, and despite the best efforts of my interpreter, it's clear that I am being given the runaround.
Synonyms
mix, keep company, mingle, socialize, get together, go around, rub shoulders, fraternize, consort, have dealings

词汇	runaround
释义	Definition of runaround in English: runaround noun ˈrʌnəraʊndˈrənəˌraʊnd informal 1the runaroundDeceitful or evasive treatment. they are being given the runaround by the Defence Ministry 国防部正在借故搪塞他们。 Example sentencesExamples I kept getting the runaround initially, but persistence got me through the door. As for book reviewing, I have to say I know too many women who have gotten the runaround from editors to see the lack of women as a problem of supply. He says he personally booked the grounds, and cannot understand the runaround his team was given by the Technikon authorities. The policemen guarding the entrance to the compound don't seem to like the look of me, and despite the best efforts of my interpreter, it's clear that I am being given the runaround. But when she approached her client about the payment, she got the runaround. Debtors will be much more able to give creditors the runaround by using illness, injury, loss of employment, or the end of a relationship to have the terms changed. After trying to give him the runaround, he and the officers agreed to his request. For years, UN inspectors were given the runaround until they gave up. Man mountain Matt has risen from the Fourth Division to the heart of Scotland's defence, but he was given the runaround by City when at Oxford. He asked the US government agencies and got the runaround. But I get the first question, and if I think you're dancing around the answer, you'll get exactly the same kind of runaround from me. Fair Go (TV1, Wednesday, 7.30 pm) is back for its 27th year to help out Kiwis who have been ripped off, short-changed or given the runaround. But how can you remain calm when some faceless administrator is giving you the runaround? He'd been giving me the runaround now for a few days and I was sick of it. When I asked the council and Bradford Vision what had become of the supplement I was given the runaround. A gypsy convoy is giving the council the runaround. So what we decided when we contacted you again recently - and again tried unsuccessfully to get you on the phone - was that we were getting the same old runaround. But they ended up being given the runaround for seven days because Salford council didn't know whether it was their job to remove the vandalism at Barr Hill on Bolton Road, or the government's. Attorneys get the runaround when they begin calling stations to locate clients. Ever since he was given the runaround by him, we have known that the master of the giant firework is no full-back. Synonyms mix, keep company, mingle, socialize, get together, go around, rub shoulders, fraternize, consort, have dealings 2A runabout. 小轿车；小飞机；小汽艇 Example sentencesExamples Noddy and his politically-incorrect mate Big Ears are set to jump aboard their yellow runaround and hit television screens worldwide in an all-singing, all-dancing digital animation series. Compare the X3 with the Mini Cooper S, popularly viewed as a small, modern, hip and city-friendly runaround you can drive with a clear environmental conscience. The move from brute power to one of the most fashionable and urbane runarounds on the road isn't as bizarre as it sounds, he insists. And that makes it more a sort of urban runaround - small, easy to park, cheap to insure and inexpensive to mend. I wasn't sure, at first, how the van, with its pink curtains, would double as a runaround. It seems to be the fashion right now, but my car is just a little runaround, it's not anything flashy and that's the worrying thing. One-and-a-half litres of diesel engine is more than enough for this flexible runaround. The small two-door hatchback is intended as a second car or a runaround for shoppers, according to Green Machines Ireland's managing director. On the street, furious women in sunglasses slam the doors of all-terrain runarounds and march into little boutiques that sell what used to be called ‘notions’: comedy alarm clocks, executive desk ornaments and potpourri. We are looking for a small runaround primarily for shopping and taking the children to nursery. Disembarking from boat or plane, the air is crystal-clear and as fresh as it was before SUVs became everyday runarounds in the States. I am currently considering changing my family runaround. Definition of runaround in US English: runaround nounˈrənəˌraʊndˈrənəˌround informal Difficult or awkward treatment, especially in which someone is evasive or avoids a question. 推诿；搪塞；躲闪 the times he got the runaround looking for work Example sentencesExamples But they ended up being given the runaround for seven days because Salford council didn't know whether it was their job to remove the vandalism at Barr Hill on Bolton Road, or the government's. For years, UN inspectors were given the runaround until they gave up. But when she approached her client about the payment, she got the runaround. As for book reviewing, I have to say I know too many women who have gotten the runaround from editors to see the lack of women as a problem of supply. Fair Go (TV1, Wednesday, 7.30 pm) is back for its 27th year to help out Kiwis who have been ripped off, short-changed or given the runaround. Debtors will be much more able to give creditors the runaround by using illness, injury, loss of employment, or the end of a relationship to have the terms changed. Man mountain Matt has risen from the Fourth Division to the heart of Scotland's defence, but he was given the runaround by City when at Oxford. But how can you remain calm when some faceless administrator is giving you the runaround? I kept getting the runaround initially, but persistence got me through the door. He'd been giving me the runaround now for a few days and I was sick of it. Attorneys get the runaround when they begin calling stations to locate clients. When I asked the council and Bradford Vision what had become of the supplement I was given the runaround. Ever since he was given the runaround by him, we have known that the master of the giant firework is no full-back. A gypsy convoy is giving the council the runaround. After trying to give him the runaround, he and the officers agreed to his request. He says he personally booked the grounds, and cannot understand the runaround his team was given by the Technikon authorities. He asked the US government agencies and got the runaround. But I get the first question, and if I think you're dancing around the answer, you'll get exactly the same kind of runaround from me. So what we decided when we contacted you again recently - and again tried unsuccessfully to get you on the phone - was that we were getting the same old runaround. The policemen guarding the entrance to the compound don't seem to like the look of me, and despite the best efforts of my interpreter, it's clear that I am being given the runaround. Synonyms mix, keep company, mingle, socialize, get together, go around, rub shoulders, fraternize, consort, have dealings
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