- to avoid (esp. responsibility); to shift (the blame); to pass the buck
Generated definitions (experimental)
- to avoid (esp. responsibility); to shift (the blame); to pass the buck
This term is used when someone does not take responsibility for something and instead transfers it to another person or situation.
He always avoids responsibility and never admits his own mistakes.
Generated collocations (experimental)
tuī xiè推卸zé rèn责任to evade responsibilitytuī xiè推卸zé rèn gǎn责任感to avoid a sense of responsibilitytuī xiè推卸yì wù义务to shirk obligationstuī xiè推卸zé rèn责任de的tài du态度a tendency to shirk responsibilitytuī xiè推卸zé rèn责任zhě者a person who shifts responsibilitytuī xiè推卸rèn wu任务to pass on taskstuī xiè推卸gōng zuò工作to avoid worktuī xiè推卸 blameto shift the blamehù xiāng互相tuī xiè推卸to pass the buck to each othertuī xiè推卸jiā tíng家庭zé rèn责任to avoid family responsibilitiestuī xiè推卸guǎn lǐ管理zé rèn责任to evade managerial responsibilitiestuī xiè推卸jīng jì经济zé rèn责任to shift economic responsibilities