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mince obj SPEAKmIntsv [T usually in negatives]mince words to say things carefully and not in a direct way, esp. in order not to upset people说话婉转The report does not mince words, describing the situation as 'ludicrous'.这篇报道没有婉转措辞，而是直接把事态描述为“荒唐”。They are mincing no words in their criticism of the organizers of the event.他们在对这次事件的组织者的批评中没有转弯抹角。Never a woman to mince (her) words, she describes the former minister as "self-centred and arrogant--a total pig". 从不是一个人婉转地说话的女人，她把前任部长形容为“自私，自大，一头十足的猪”。
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