equivocate
柯林斯词典
1. V-I When someone equivocates, they deliberately use vague language in order to deceive people or to avoid speaking the truth. 含糊其辤; 說模稜兩可的話
He is equivocating a lot about what is going to happen if and when there are elections. 他含含糊糊地說著很多如果進行選擧會發生的狀況。
He had asked her once again about her finances. And again she had equivocated. 他又問了一次她的財務狀況。她再次含糊其辤。
2. equivocationN-UNCOUNT [usu 'without' N]
Why doesn't the president say so without equivocation?
爲什麽縂統不能直截了儅地說呢？
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equivocate /ɪˈkwɪvəˌkeɪt/ (equivocating,equivocated,equivocates)
剑桥词典
- to speak in a way that is intentionally not clear and confusing to other people , especially to hide the truth
（尤指爲隱瞞真相而）說模稜兩可的話，含糊其詞
She accused the minister of equivocating, claiming that he had deliberately avoided telling the public how bad the problem really was. 她指責部長含糊其詞，稱他故意不讓公衆知道問題真正嚴重到了什麽地步。 返回 equivocate