Definition
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to put offto fob offto do something perfunctorily or evasively
Examples
- ，搪塞。Tā cónglái bú rènzhēn gōngzuò, zǒngshì yòng gèzhǒng lǐyóu táng sāi shàngjí.He never works seriously, always fobbing off his superiors with various excuses.
- 搪塞，。Nǐ bié xiǎng táng sāi wǒ, zhè jiàn shì nǐ bìxū shuō qīngchu.Don't try to fob me off—you must explain this matter clearly.
- 搪塞，。Tā táng sāi le jǐ jù jiù zǒu le, gēnběn méi jiějué rènhé wèntí.He mumbled a few perfunctory words and left, without solving any problems at all.
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