sit on the fence1 DECIDEto avoid saying which side of an argument you support 保持中立,抱骑墙态度sit/be on the fence• If the encyclopaedia has a weakness it is that it sits on the fence on controversial issues.• He is the obvious choice for those who wish to sit on the fence.
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2 to avoid saying which side of an argument you support or what your opinion is about a particular subject 持观望态度,骑墙 The weakness of the book is that it sits on the fence on important issues. 这本书的缺点是在重要问题上没有明确的态度。
sit on the fence• He is the obvious choice for those who wish to sit on the fence.• You can't sit on the fence any longer - what's it going to be?• If the encyclopaedia has a weakness it is that it sits on the fence on controversial issues.
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