equivocate
导读：equivocate英[ɪˈkwɪvəkeɪt]美[ɪˈkwɪvəkeɪt]vi.使用模棱两可的话隐瞒真相，躲闪；推诿；含糊其词；说话支吾，态度暧昧；第三人称单数：equivocates; 过去式：equivocated; 过去分
equivocate
英[ɪˈkwɪvəkeɪt]美[ɪˈkwɪvəkeɪt]
vi.使用模棱两可的话隐瞒真相，躲闪；推诿；含糊其词；说话支吾，态度暧昧；
第三人称单数：equivocates;
过去式：equivocated;
过去分词：equivocated;
现在分词：equivocating;
例句
They waver while the latter stand firm, they equivocate while the latter are forthright.前者动摇,后者坚定, 前者暧昧,后者明朗.
You can tell when they're stressed out, they'll equivocate and vacillate.当他们压力过大时,你是可以辨别出来的, 因为他们会支支吾吾、犹豫不决.
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!
柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义
VERB
含糊其词;说模棱两可的话
When someone equivocates, they deliberately use vague language in order to deceive people or to avoid speaking the truth.
例句
He is equivocating a lot about what is going to happen if and when there are elections...他支支吾吾地说着很多万一进行选举会发生的状况。He had asked her once again about her finances. And again she had equivocated.他又一次询问她的财务状况，她再次含糊其词。英英词典释义
Verb
1. be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead or withhold information
