prevaricate

释义

vi.支吾; 搪塞; 说谎

词态变化

第三人称单数 :   prevaricates ; 过去式 :   prevaricated ; 过去分词 :   prevaricated ; 现在分词 :   prevaricating ; 名词 :   prevarication ;

实用场景例句

British ministers continued to prevaricate instead of providing straightforward responses.

英国内阁大臣们继续含糊其辞，而不是给出直接答复。

金山词霸

Stop prevaricating and tell me the truth.

别拐弯抹角了，告诉我真相。

金山词霸

Instead of admit his guilt , he prevaricate.

他不但不承认, 反而支吾其词.

期刊摘选

Tell us exactly what happened and don't prevaricate.

有什么就详详细细地告诉我们,不要支吾.

期刊摘选

Didn't prevaricate but answered forthrightly and honestly.

毫不欺骗而是坦言相告.

《简明英汉词典》

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.

期刊摘选

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.

英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹

Lu some prevaricate a few words hanged the phone.

卢某搪塞了几句话把电话挂了.

期刊摘选

He loudly opposes torture while his Republican colleagues prevaricate.

他坚决支持自由贸易,反对贸易保护主义听众.

期刊摘选

The British ministers continued to make equivocal declarations.

英国的大臣们持续发表含糊其辞的声明。

金山词霸

英英释义

Verb

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