Definition & Meaning

make excuses; offer as an excuse; plead

Word usage

Words with tui tuo

tuī tuō

推 托

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v.make excuses; offer as an excuse; plead
- tā tuī tuō sǎng zi bù hǎo bù kěn chàng
  她推托嗓子不好，不肯唱。
  Pleading a sore throat, she adamantly declined to sing.
- tuī tuō shēng bìng
  推托生病
  plead sickness
- tā tuī tuō yǒu shì méi cān jiā huì yì
  他推托有事，没参加会议。
  He made an excuse and did not attend the meeting.
- tā tuī tuō tóu tòng tí zǎo lí kāi le
  她推托头痛，提早离开了。
  She left early, pleading a headache.
- tuī tuō de huà yǔ
  推托的话语
  words that make excuses
- nǐ zǒng shì yǒu huà tuī tuō
  你总是有话推托。
  You're always making excuses.
- tā kě yǐ pài xià jí qù tán pàn xià jí huì tuī tuō shuō xū yào shàng jí de pī zhǔn
  他可以派下级去谈判，下级会推托说需要上级的批准。
  He could send subordinates to negotiate, who would then plead the need of higher confirmation.
- jǐng chá de bào gào li chōng mǎn tuī tuō zhī cí
  警察的报告里充满推托之辞。
  The police report was filled with weasel words.
synonym
tuī xiè推卸 tuī cí推辞 tuī wěi推诿 tuī tuō推脱 tuī què推却

Word usage

Note
"推托" is different from "推脱". The object of "推托" refers to the things requested by others, and is generally used with the reasons for rejection or refusal; the object of "推脱" is things related to oneself, and is generally used with "责任", "错误" and so on.

Chinese words with pinyin tui tuo

tuī tuō推脱evade

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