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.推诿的人
词根记忆
- pre(预先) + varic(观望) + ate→预先观望→搪塞
同根派生
- n性质的同根词
- prevarication：搪塞；支吾。
- prevaricator：说话搪塞的人；说话支吾的人。
英汉例句
- British ministers continued to prevaricate.
英国的大臣们仍然闪烁其词。 - 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. - 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. - British ministers continued to prevaricate.
英国的大臣们仍然闪烁其词。 - Didn't prevaricate but answered forthrightly and honestly.
毫不欺骗而是坦言相告.
词组短语
- prevaricate ŵ 支吾其词
- to prevaricate 磨烦;支吾
- prevaricate E 支吾其词
- prevaricate equivocate 用含混的话搪塞
- Quibble And Prevaricate 矢口抵赖
短语
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