prevaricate
英 [prɪˈværɪkeɪt]
美 [prɪˈværɪkeɪt]
v. 支吾搪塞; 闪烁其词; 吞吞吐吐
过去式:prevaricated 现在分词:prevaricating 过去分词:prevaricated 第三人称单数:prevaricates 复数:prevaricates
BNC.22985 / COCA.39840
牛津词典
verb
- 支吾搪塞;闪烁其词;吞吞吐吐
to avoid giving a direct answer to a question in order to hide the truth- Stop prevaricating and come to the point.
别吞吞吐吐的,有话快说吧。
- Stop prevaricating and come to the point.
柯林斯词典
- VERB 支吾;搪塞;推诿;闪烁其词
If youprevaricate, you avoid giving a direct answer or making a firm decision.- British ministers continued to prevaricate.
英国的大臣们仍然闪烁其词。
- British ministers continued to prevaricate.
英英释义
verb
- be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead or withhold information