/rʌnəraʊnd ||; ˈrʌnəˌraund/noun give sb the runaround (informal 非正式) to treat sb badly by not telling him/her the truth, or by not giving the help or the information he/she needs 隐瞒；搪塞；草草打发: You know where she is, don't you, but you're just giving me the runaround.你知道她在什么地方，对吧，但你只是搪塞我。