equivocate是什么意思？

equivocate

英[ɪˈkwɪvəkeɪt] 美[ɪ'kwɪvəkeɪt]

• vi. 使用模棱两可的话隐瞒真相，躲闪；推诿；含糊其词；说话支吾，态度暧昧；

第三人称单数：equivocates;

过去式：equivocated;

过去分词：equivocated;

现在分词：equivocating;

例句

• 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.
• 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.
• 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!

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• 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.
  例句
  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。 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。

英英词典释义

• Verb
  1. be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead or withhold information