prevaricating
英 [prɪˈværɪkeɪtɪŋ]
美 [prɪˈværɪkeɪtɪŋ]
v. 支吾搪塞; 闪烁其词; 吞吞吐吐
prevaricate的现在分词
柯林斯词典
- VERB 支吾；搪塞；推诿；闪烁其词
If you prevaricate, you avoid giving a direct answer or making a firm decision.- British ministers continued to prevaricate.
英国的大臣们仍然闪烁其词。
- British ministers continued to prevaricate.
双语例句
- Jane is prevaricating over whether to buy a new house.
简在是否买新房子上含糊其词。 - A few years ago, the market also due to product quality issues, merchants and manufacturers mutual prevaricating, consumer rights miserable situation.
前几年，市场上也曾出现因商品质量问题，商家与厂家相互推诿，消费者维权苦不堪言的情况。