汉英词典
MEANING OF 互相推诿
互相推诿
(互相推諉)
mutually shirking responsibilities (idiom); each blaming the other / passing the buck to and fro / each trying to unload responsibilities onto the other
诿 Also made a "committee" and declined / 推诿 Put the blame on others / They evade each other, and no one is willing to take responsibility
诿也作委”，推辞；推诿把责任推给别人。彼此之间互相推托，谁也不愿承担责任。
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议会现在一片混乱，议员们互相推诿工作。 The Assembly is now in chaos, while lawmakers elbow each other aside for his job. | ||
华盛顿合作规律：一个人敷衍了事；两个人互相推诿；三个人则永无成事之日。 Washington's Partner Rule: one person pays no attention; two don't recognize breach of duties; three will never ever agree with the contract. | ||
国家主管部门不明，工商部门、公安机关及旅游主管单位互相推诿，这些问题的解决都迫切需要国家有关部门进行立法活动。 National authorities unknown, the industrial and commercial department and the public security organs mutual prevarication, all of which lead to very difficult for consumers to protect their rights. | ||
有好处的时候大家都要上去，有麻烦的时候大家都互相推诿，灰色地带的存在就提供了这样的机会。 When there is trouble, all shy away. The existence of gray areas provides such opportunities. There is more than one department that can supervise, but none of them do. | ||
