equivocate

美 [ɪˈkwɪvəkeɪt]英 [ɪˈkwɪvəkeɪt]
  • v.(故意)含糊其辞,支吾,搪塞;拐弯抹角

过去式: equivocated 现在分词: equivocating 过去分词: equivocated 第三人称单数: equivocates

equivocateequivocate

verb

V speech V(故意)含糊其辞,支吾,搪塞
to talk about sth in a way that is deliberately not clear in order to avoid or hide the truth

equivocate

频次

  • 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。

  • 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
Synonym: beat around the bush tergiversate prevaricate palter

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  1. No , the real weakness lies in a European mindset that prefers to temporise and equivocate than to confront Mr Putin head on .

    不是,欧洲真正的弱点在于欧洲人的观念,他们对普京更愿意妥协拖延和含糊其辞,而不愿正面对抗。

  2. 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。

  3. 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。

  4. 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

  5. Please stop equivocating and give me a straight answer .

    别再支吾其词,给我一个直截了当的答复吧!

  6. 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!

  7. But even advocates of moving into Cambodia equivocate on whether now is the right time to make a move .

    但目前即使是最积极主张进入这一市场的人们,对于当前是不是时候,也语焉不详。

  8. Even today he continues to equivocate .

    即使到了今天,他给人的印象依然是模棱两可。

  9. The right amount of eye contact basically equivocates to showing someone you care about what they are talking about .

    适量的眼神交流基本上等同于告诉别人你在乎别人谈论的内容。

  10. And that 's a result of equivocation or we are equivocating on the word bank .

    这是说同样话的结果,或者我们说bank这个词的不同意思。

  11. 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。

  12. You equivocated between these two is 's.

    你把这两个是等同。

  13. Mr. Stallone said he equivocated until his wife , Jennifer Flavin , called him out .

    史泰龙说他犹豫不决,直到妻子詹妮弗·弗莱文(JenniferFlavin)点醒了他。

  14. She accused the Minister of equivocating , claiming that he had deliberately avoided telling the public how bad the problem really was .

    她指责那位部长含糊其词,断定他故意不让公众知道,问题是多么糟糕。

  15. So if I were equivocating on the word BT , or the letter BT , my conclusion might not follow from the premises .

    如果我用同样的话说BT,或者BT这两个字母,我的结论可能就不会紧随前提。

  16. While the shareholder voting materials earlier this year said that , " The Board 's preferred governance structure is to separate the roles of Chairman and CEO because it allows our CEO to focus primarily on our business strategy and operations , " later on , the same document equivocates .

    虽然今年年初的股东投票材料中写道:“公司更倾向于董事会主席与CEO的职责分离的治理结构,因为这种结构将使公司CEO致力于商业策略与运营。”但文件下文却变得模棱两可。