equivocate

[英] [ɪˈkwɪvəˌkeɪt] [美] [ɪˈkwɪvəˌket] 生词本

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  • 英英释义

1. 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. 
  • 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。

equivocation
  • Why doesn't the President say so without equivocation?

    为什么总统不直截了当地说呢?

Verb

1. be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead or withhold information