prevaricate

[US]/prɪˈværɪkeɪt/
[UK]/prɪˈværɪkeɪt/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n.支吾,搪塞;说谎;推诿的人;撒谎的人
vi.支吾,搪塞说谎
Word Forms
复数prevaricates
现在分词prevaricating
第三人称单数prevaricates
过去分词prevaricated
过去式prevaricated

Example Sentences

didn't prevaricate but answered forthrightly and honestly.

毫不欺骗而是坦言相告

he seemed to prevaricate when journalists asked pointed questions.

当记者问到一些尖锐问题时,他似乎在搪塞。

He tends to prevaricate when asked direct questions.

他在被问到直接问题时倾向于支吾其词。

Politicians often prevaricate to avoid giving a clear answer.

政客经常支吾其词以避免给出明确答案。

It's important to be honest and not prevaricate in your answers.

在回答问题时诚实而不支吾其词是很重要的。

She could tell he was prevaricating by his nervous body language.

她可以通过他紧张的肢体语言看出他在支吾其词。

The suspect continued to prevaricate during the interrogation.

嫌疑人在审讯中继续支吾其词。

Don't prevaricate, just tell me the truth.

不要支吾其词,告诉我实情。

His tendency to prevaricate made it difficult to trust him.

他倾向于支吾其词使人难以信任他。

The witness tried to prevaricate under pressure from the prosecutor.

目击证人在检察官的压力下试图支吾其词。

She could sense that he was prevaricating about his whereabouts.

她能感觉到他在支吾其词关于他的行踪。

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