/pʊsifʊt ||; ˈpusɪˌfut/verb [I] pussyfoot (around) (informal 非正式) to be careful or anxious about what you say or do in case you upset sb 说话谨慎；做事时顾虑重重: There was no point in pussyfooting around. I had to say what I really thought. 没有必要顾虑太多，我得说出我的真实想法。