词汇 | prevaricate |
释义 | prevaricate 1 ENTRIES FOUND: prevaricate (verb) prevaricate /prɪˈverəˌkeɪt/ verb prevaricates; prevaricated; prevaricating prevaricate /prɪˈverəˌkeɪt/ verb prevaricates; prevaricated; prevaricating Learner's definition of PREVARICATE [no object] formal : to avoid telling the truth by not directly answering a question搪塞;闪烁其词;支支吾吾 Government officials prevaricated about the real costs of the project.政府官员们对这项工程的真正花销闪烁其词。 — prevarication /prɪˌverəˈkeɪʃən/ noun, plural prevarications [noncount] Please answer clearly, without prevarication.请明确回答问题,不要搪塞。 [count] You've answered with nothing but half-truths and prevarications.你的回答只有一半是真实的,另一半是搪塞之词。 |
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