equivocate
[ɪ'kwɪvəkeɪt]
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;
例句:
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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!
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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.
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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.
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Truth is truth, only devious people seek to equivocate it.
来自SA
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We always equivocate on this, and redefine our "nothingnesses" to suite the context.
来自SA
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History vindicates, of course, but it can equally condemn, ignore, equivocate.
来自NEWYORKER