prevarication

基本解釋

Technically, it's only a prevarication - about half a sin.
從學(xué)術(shù)上講，這只是搪塞——約是犯罪的一半。
Prevarication makes matters worse. The euro zone’s actions have been hesitant and haphazard.
然而像這樣的搪塞令情況變得更糟，歐元區(qū)部門的行動猶豫不決且毫無條理。
Their actions leave open the further question: when does out-and-out prevarication shade off into self-deception and denial?
他們的行動揭開了深層的問題：不折不扣的搪塞什么時候掩蓋了自我欺騙和自我否認？

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