英 [ˈpɔːltə(r)] 美 [ˈpɔːltər]
v. 含糊其词；敷衍了事；讨价还价
第三人称单数palters
现在分词paltering
过去式paltered
过去分词paltered
palter /ˈpɔːltə/
动词 to act or talk insincerely 敷衍了事; 含糊其辞
be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead or withhold information
同义词： beat around the bush / equivocate / tergiversate / prevaricate
... palpitate v.(心脏)急速而不规则地跳动 palter v.含糊其词 paltry a.无价值的，微不足道的 ...
... falter 颤抖, 支吾, 踌躇 palter 含糊其词, 敷衍了事, 斤斤计较 arbiter 权威人士 ...
含糊其词；马虎处理；敷衍了事；讨价还价
Now palter no more; for look you, holy sir, an' thou produce him not—Where is the boy?
现在不要再含糊其辞了；因为瞧你，神父先生，你要是不把他叫出来——孩子在哪儿？
Don't palter with the truth.
不要隐瞒事实。
You should not palter with the truth.
你不应该歪曲事实。
It is a bare knuckle affair full of palter and equivocation from all parties.