prevaricate

英[prɪ'værɪkeɪt] 美[prɪ'værɪkeɪt]
  • v. 支吾其辞;搪塞
prevarication prevaricated prevaricated prevaricating prevaricates
GRE
    v. (动词)
    1. 说谎
    2. 支吾
    3. 闪烁其词
    4. 吞吞吐吐
    5. 搪塞
    6. 撒谎
    7. 推诿
    n. (名词)
    1. 支吾
    2. 搪塞
    3. 说谎
    4. 推诿的人
    5. 撒谎的人

英英释义

Verb:
  1. be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead or withhold information

1. British ministers continued to prevaricate.
英国的大臣们仍然闪烁其词。

来自柯林斯例句

2. Didn't prevaricate but answered forthrightly and honestly.
毫不欺骗而是坦言相告.

来自《简明英汉词典》

3. She would prevaricate, but it would be in the line of her feelings at least.
所以即使掩饰搪塞,她也得找个和她心情一致的借口.

来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹

4. Tell us exactly what happened and do not prevaricate.
有什麽就原原本本地告诉我们吧,别躲躲闪闪的.

来自互联网

5. Lu some prevaricate a few words hanged the phone.
卢某搪塞了几句话把电话挂了.

来自互联网

    用作动词 (v.)
    1. Tell us exactly what happened and don't prevaricate.
      有什麽就原原本本地告诉我们吧,别躲躲闪闪的。
    2. He accused the minister of prevaricating.
      他指责部长用搪塞蒙混过关。