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v.支吾其辞¹⁸;搪塞⁸²原型prevaricate的过去式和过去分词名词prevarication过去分词prevaricated现在分词prevaricating三单prevaricates
Verb:
be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead or withhold information近义词 lie躺下dither抖hedge树篱evade逃避stall栅栏fudge软糖quibble争论put off不安misstate说错fabricate编造dissemble掩饰palter含糊其词tergiversate搪塞equivocate说模棱两可的话…fib尤指无伤大雅的小谎…beat about the bush转弯抹角beat around the bush旁敲侧击
动词84%,名词16%
用作动词Tell us exactly what happened and don'tprevaricate.有什麽就原原本本地告诉我们吧，别躲躲闪闪的。
He accused the minister ofprevaricating.他指责部长用搪塞蒙混过关。 Well- born, well- spoken and well-groomed, he seemed blunt where others prevaricated, principled where they plotted.
在一个其他政客支支吾吾、秘密谋划的领域，出身、谈吐、教养俱佳的古滕贝格看起来却是直言不讳、讲求原则。 ecocn
Red in the face, Klaette no longer has prevaricated anything.
面红耳赤的科莱特再也支吾不出什么了。 www.shanghai.laoke.com
She prevaricated over who should succeed Jean-Claude Trichet as ECB president, finally backing Italy’s Mario Draghi long after he had won over other leaders and, indeed, Mr Schäuble.
在欧洲央行主席特里谢接班人人选问题上，她闪烁其词，她最终宣布支持意大利央行行长马里奥•德拉吉，但是后者早已赢得其他领导人，尤其是朔伊布勒的支持。 ecocn
While Kashmir’s Hindu rulers prevaricated, hoping somehow to become an independent country, Pakistan’s leaders decided to force the issue.
当克什米尔的印度教统治者支支吾吾，希望以某种方式将该地区变成一个独立国家时，巴基斯坦的领导人强迫其明确表态。 ecocn |