流逝汉英词典

equivocate

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音标发音

  • 英式音标 [ɪˈkwɪv.ə.keɪt]
  • 美式音标 [ɪˈkwɪv.ə.keɪt]
  • 英式发音
  • 美式发音

基本解释

  • vi. 說模稜兩可的話；支吾， 躲閃；推諉；含糊其詞

词根记忆

  • equivoc(看作equivocal，模稜兩可的) + ate(做…)→說模稜兩可的話

同根派生

  • adj性質的同根詞
    equivocal：模稜兩可的；可疑的。
  • n性質的同根詞
    equivocation：含糊話；模稜兩可的話。
    equivocator：說模稜話的人；說話支吾者。

英汉例句

    雙語例句

  • Arafat immediately began to equivocate, asking for clarifications.
    阿拉法特立即開始含糊其詞，要求對條款加以解釋。
  • 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，這種分歧可能會使得伊朗政府針對西方各國最近提出的解決伊朗核計劃提議上含糊其辤。
  • 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對西方最新解決核計劃爭耑的提議時模稜兩可。

    • 原聲例句

  • Let us not equivocate.

    • 權威例句

  • 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

词组短语

    短語

  • to equivocate 柺彎抹角;支吾;含糊其辤
  • equivocate quibble 說模稜兩可的話
  • prevaricate equivocate 用含混的話搪塞
  • equivocate e 模稜兩可地說;不清楚;說謊
  • Do not equivocate about 不怨天尤人

英英字典

    劍橋英英字典

  • to speak in a way that is intentionally not clear and confusing to other people, especially to hide the truth

    • 柯林斯英英字典

  • When someone equivocates, they deliberately use vague language in order to deceive people or to avoid speaking the truth.
  • equivocation