柯林斯詞典prevaricate /pr??v?r??ke?t/ (prevaricating,prevaricated,prevaricates) 1. V-I If you prevaricate, you avoid giving a direct answer or making a firm decision. 支吾; 搪塞; 推諉; 閃爍其詞 She saw no reason to prevaricate. 她認(rèn)為沒有必要閃爍其詞。2. prevaricationN-UNCOUNT After months of prevarication, the political decision had at last been made. 政治決定在為期數(shù)月的推諉之后終于出臺了。 返回 prevaricate劍橋詞典to avoid telling the truth or saying exactly what you think 支吾，搪塞，含糊其詞 He accused the minister of prevaricating. 他指責(zé)部長一味搪塞。 返回 prevaricate