prevaricate

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英 [prɪˈværɪkeɪt]
美 [prɪˈværɪˌket]
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  • vi.

    支吾;搪塞;说谎;

  • n.

    推诿的人;撒谎的人;

  • 变形

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

    英英释义

    prevaricate[ pri'værikeit ]

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

      同义词:beat around the bushequivocatetergiversatepalter

    学习怎么用

    双语例句

    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。

    权威例句

    Prevaricate and lose : construction law
    PRs simply prevaricate to perfection
    Share Trading: Complicate, Then Prevaricate
    Kelly Still in Limbo as Potters Prevaricate
    The Rand experiment: don't prevaricate—participate
    Alaska's Palin polarizes even as she prevaricates
    Aspergillus flavus endocarditis--to prevaricate is to posture
    Why We Must Snuff out the Bankers' Attempts to Prevaricate on Reform
    Israel Misinformed Journalists; Military Prevaricated on Missiles Used in Attack in Gaza
    The Hutton Inquiry: MP Says Kelly Prevaricated and Misled Committee ; ANDREW MACKINLAY Foreign Affairs Select Committee Member
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