单词：prevaricates
音标：[prɪˈværɪˌkeɪts] ；
v. 支吾( prevaricate的第三人称单数 ); 搪塞; 说谎
v be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead or withhold information
prevaricate的用法和样例：
例句
用作动词(v.)
- Tell us exactly what happened and don't prevaricate.有什麽就原原本本地告诉我们吧，别躲躲闪闪的。
- He accused the minister of prevaricating.他指责部长用搪塞蒙混过关。
经典引文
It is impossible..for me either to conceal or to prevaricate.
出自：J. H. IngrahamHe had rung off before she could prevaricate or protest.
出自：M. Wesley
【近义词】
- fabricate编造
- beat around the bush旁敲侧击
- hedge树篱
- evade逃避
- beat about the bush转弯抹角
- quibble争论
- stall栅栏
- dither抖
- put off不安
- dissemble掩饰
- fib（尤指无伤大雅的）小谎...
- misstate说错
- fudge软糖
- lie躺下
- equivocate说模棱两可的话...
- palter含糊其词
- tergiversate搪塞