prevaricate
音标发音
- 英式音标 [prɪˈvær.ɪ.keɪt]
- 美式音标 [prɪˈver.ə.keɪt]
- 国际音标 [pri'værikeit]
- 英式发音
- 美式发音
基本解释
- vi.支吾
- n.推諉的人
词根记忆
- pre(預先) + varic(觀望) + ate→預先觀望→搪塞
英汉例句
- British ministers continued to prevaricate.
英國的大臣們仍然閃爍其詞。 - She would prevaricate, but it would be in the line of her feelings at least.
所以即使掩飾搪塞,她也得找個和她心情一致的借口. - Tell us exactly what happened and do not prevaricate.
有什麽就原原本本地告訴我們吧,別躲躲閃閃的. - British ministers continued to prevaricate.
英國的大臣們仍然閃爍其詞。 - Didn't prevaricate but answered forthrightly and honestly.
毫不欺騙而是坦言相告.
词组短语
- prevaricate ŵ 支吾其詞
- to prevaricate 磨煩;支吾
- prevaricate E 支吾其詞
- prevaricate equivocate 用含混的話搪塞
- Quibble And Prevaricate 矢口觝賴
短語
英英字典
- to avoid telling the truth or saying exactly what you think
- If you prevaricate, you avoid giving a direct answer or making a firm decision.
- prevarication