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equivocate

美[ɪ'kwɪvə.keɪt],英[ɪ'kwɪvəkeɪt],

释义

v. (故意)含糊其词; 网络释义: 支吾;说模棱两可的话;拐弯抹角;

例句

It means "to change repeatedly one's attitude or opinions with respect to a cause, subject, etc. ; equivocate. "
这个词的确切含义是“某人由于各种原因不停地改变自己的态度、立场。也可指模棱两可。”
To act in a shifty or deceitful manner; equivocate.
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!。
I'm not a man to equivocate.
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。
I am not a man to equivocate.
我不是模棱两可的人,说话不含糊、说一不二。
I'm not a manto equivocate.
Lie, equivocate, fib, palter, prevaricate the central meaning shared by these verbs is "to evade or depart from the truth" :
这些动词共有的中心意思是“逃避或背离事实真相”:
Didn't equivocate about her real purpose in coming;

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