prevaricate

US /prɪˈværɪˌket/

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UK /prɪˈværɪkeɪt/

C2 高級多益

v.i.不及物動詞支吾其詞；推託；撤謊；搪塞

She tended to prevaricate when asked about her location during the robbery

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Well, yes. You've got things like 'prevaricate'
嗯，是的。你已經有了像'推諉'這樣的東西

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you have misgivings and even when you do speak out, you beat around the bush and leave yourself wiggle room or else you prevaricate and don't tell the truth.
你心裡有顧慮，即使說了，也是含糊其辭，留有餘地，或者含糊其辭，說話不說實話。

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so, which I don't say it is--" "Don't prevaricate," said Mr. Lorry.