| 释义 |
prevaricate美 [prɪ'verɪ.keɪt] 英 [prɪ'værɪkeɪt] - v.支吾搪塞；闪烁其词；吞吞吐吐
- 网络支吾其词；撒谎；支吾其辞
第三人称单数：prevaricates 现在分词：prevaricating 过去分词：prevaricated v. hedge,evade,beat about the bush,beat around the bush,quibble 1. | [i][t] (+ speech) 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。 |
v. | 1. to avoid giving a direct and honest answer or opinion, or a clear and truthful account of a situation, especially by quibbling or being deliberately ambiguous or misleading 2. to avoid saying or doing something because you want to cause a delay or hide the truth |
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