单词:equivocates
音标:[ɪˈkwɪvəˌkeɪts] ;
n. 使用模棱两可的话隐瞒真相( equivocate的名词复数 )
v. 使用模棱两可的话隐瞒真相( equivocate的第三人称单数 )
v. 使用模棱两可的话隐瞒真相( equivocate的第三人称单数 )
v be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead or withhold information
equivocate的用法和样例:
例句
- Don't equivocate with me I want a straight answer to a straight question!别跟我绕弯子--我问的问题直截了当,回答也要直截了当!
经典引文
Stevens ducked and faked and equivocated and finally, cornered, he admitted.
出自:D. Halberstam
【近义词】
- prevaricate支吾其辞
- beat around the bush旁敲侧击
- vacillate游移不定
- quibble争论
- beat about the bush转弯抹角
- fudge软糖
- lie躺下
- palter含糊其词
- tergiversate搪塞