equivocate
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- 英式音標(biāo) [??kw?v.?.ke?t]
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基本解釋
- vi. 說(shuō)模棱兩可的話；支吾， 躲閃；推諉；含糊其詞
詞根記憶
- equivoc(看作equivocal，模棱兩可的) + ate(做…)→說(shuō)模棱兩可的話
同根派生
- adj性質(zhì)的同根詞
- equivocal：模棱兩可的；可疑的。
- n性質(zhì)的同根詞
- equivocation：含糊話；模棱兩可的話。
- equivocator：說(shuō)模棱話的人；說(shuō)話支吾者。
英漢例句
- Arafat immediately began to equivocate, asking for clarifications.
阿拉法特立即開(kāi)始含糊其詞，要求對(duì)條款加以解釋。 - Such divisions may partly be causing Iran’s government to equivocate in the face of the West’s latest proposals for solving the dispute over Iran’s nuclear plans.
部分意義上，這種分歧可能會(huì)使得伊朗政府針對(duì)西方各國(guó)最近提出的解決伊朗核計(jì)劃提議上含糊其辭。 - Such divisions may partly be causing Iran's government to equivocate in the face of the West's latest proposals for solving the dispute over Iran's nuclear plans.
這樣的分歧可能部分造成了伊朗政府在應(yīng)對(duì)西方最新解決核計(jì)劃爭(zhēng)端的提議時(shí)模棱兩可。 - Let us not equivocate.
- No, you equivocate here and there but are still plainly in the Obama camp.
ECONOMIST: Letters - She seemed to equivocate on some things like whether illegal immigrants should be able to get driver's licenses.
NPR: Democratic Presidential Hopefuls Take on Las Vegas - Why the administration continues to equivocate on calling for the removal of these two rogue regimes is mind-boggling.
CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Regime change in Libya
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詞組短語(yǔ)
- to equivocate 拐彎抹角;支吾;含糊其辭
- equivocate quibble 說(shuō)模棱兩可的話
- prevaricate equivocate 用含混的話搪塞
- equivocate e 模棱兩可地說(shuō);不清楚;說(shuō)謊
- Do not equivocate about 不怨天尤人
短語(yǔ)
英英字典
- to speak in a way that is intentionally not clear and confusing to other people, especially to hide the truth
- When someone equivocates, they deliberately use vague language in order to deceive people or to avoid speaking the truth.
- equivocation