equivocate
英 [ɪ'kwɪvəkeɪt]
美
- vi. 说模棱两可的话；支吾， 躲闪；推诿；含糊其词
词态变化
第三人称单数: equivocates;过去式: equivocated;过去分词: equivocated;现在分词: equivocating;
英文词源
- equivocate (v.)
- early 15c., equivocaten, from Medieval Latin equivocatus, past participle of equivocare "to call by the same name, be called by the same name, have the same sound," from Late Latin aequivocus "of identical sound" (see equivocation). Related: Equivocated; equivocating.
双语例句
- 1. 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!
来自辞典例句
- 2. You can tell when they're stressed out, they'll equivocate and vacillate.
- 当他们压力过大时,你是可以辨别出来的, 因为他们会支支吾吾、犹豫不决.
来自互联网
- 3. 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.
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