基本释义
- vi.
- 支吾; 搪塞; 说谎
词性变化
- 第三人称单数:prevaricates;
- 过去式:prevaricated;
- 过去分词:prevaricated;
- 现在分词:prevaricating;
- 名词:prevarication;
实用例句
Stop prevaricating and come to the point.
别吞吞吐吐的，有话快说吧。
牛津词典
British ministers continued to prevaricate.
英国的大臣们仍然闪烁其词。
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
British ministers continued to prevaricate.
英国的大臣们仍然闪烁其词。
柯林斯例句
英英释义
Verb
1. be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead or withhold information