英 [prɪˈværɪkeɪt] 美 [prɪˈværɪkeɪt]
vi. 搪塞；支吾其辞，闪烁其辞
第三人称单数prevaricates
现在分词prevaricating
过去式prevaricated
过去分词prevaricated
prevaricate /prɪˈværɪˌkeɪt/ [ prevaricating prevaricated prevaricates ]
不及物动词 If you prevaricate, you avoid giving a direct answer or making a firm decision. 支吾; 搪塞; 推诿; 闪烁其词
She saw no reason to prevaricate.
她认为没有必要闪烁其词。
不可数名词
After months of prevarication, the political decision had at last been made.
政治决定在为期数月的推诿之后终于出台了。
be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead or withhold information
同义词： beat around the bush / equivocate / tergiversate / palter
... precarious不稳定/危险 prevaricate支吾其词 distinction不同；区别;特点；特色；非凡；卓越;殊勋；殊荣 ...
... prevalent adj.流行的,普遍的 prevaricate v.支吾其辞,搪塞,撒谎 primordial adj.原始的;初发的 ...
... mendacious adj. 撒谎的，不真的 prevaricate v. 说谎，支吾其词 purported adj. 谣传的，声张的，号称的 ...
... prevail v.优胜;达到目地;奏效 prevaricate v.搪塞;支吾其词 prevarication n.支吾;推诿;搪塞 ...
prevarication 搪塞；支吾
prevaricator 说话搪塞的人；说话支吾的人
搪塞；支吾其辞，闪烁其辞
She saw no reason to prevaricate.
她认为没有必要闪烁其词。
Then prevaricate with the other to watch the film!
然后说些了无关紧要的话去看电影去了！
She would prevaricate, but it would be in the line of her feelings at least.
所以即使掩饰搪塞，她也得找个和她心情一致的借口。
History tells us that this government and many banks in Spain dissimulate, prevaricate, and obfuscate not necessarily in that order.
How long can the Spanish government prevaricate and fail to make sure the banks have all the capital they need?
In the corridors, officials complained that many countries still either refuse or prevaricate when asked to co-operate with their investigations.
ECONOMIST: Money launderers keep a few steps ahead of academe