prevaricate

[美國]/prɪˈværɪkeɪt/
[英國]/prɪˈværɪkeɪt/
詞頻: 非常高

中文釋義

n.支吾,搪塞;說謊;推諉的人;撒謊的人
vi.支吾,搪塞說謊
Word Forms
複數prevaricates
現在分詞prevaricating
第三人稱單數prevaricates
過去分詞prevaricated
過去式prevaricated

例句

didn't prevaricate but answered forthrightly and honestly.

毫不欺騙而是坦言相告

he seemed to prevaricate when journalists asked pointed questions.

當記者問到一些尖銳問題時,他似乎在搪塞。

He tends to prevaricate when asked direct questions.

他在被問到直接問題時傾向於支吾其詞。

Politicians often prevaricate to avoid giving a clear answer.

政客經常支吾其詞以避免給出明確答案。

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

在回答問題時誠實而不支吾其詞是很重要的。

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

她可以通過他緊張的肢體語言看出他在支吾其詞。

The suspect continued to prevaricate during the interrogation.

嫌疑人在審訊中繼續支吾其詞。

Don't prevaricate, just tell me the truth.

不要支吾其詞,告訴我實情。

His tendency to prevaricate made it difficult to trust him.

他傾向於支吾其詞使人難以信任他。

The witness tried to prevaricate under pressure from the prosecutor.

目擊證人在檢察官的壓力下試圖支吾其詞。

She could sense that he was prevaricating about his whereabouts.

她能感覺到他在支吾其詞關於他的行蹤。

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