prevaricate

🇺🇸 /prɪˈværɪkeɪt/ 🇬🇧 /prɪˈværɪkeɪt/
詞頻
難度
標籤 RARE
verb
R

to speak in an indirect or evasive way, especially to deceive or avoid answering a question honestly

He was accused of prevaricating during the investigation, as he kept changing his story.

他被指控在調查中閃爍其詞,因為他一直在改變他的說法。

translation

v. 支吾其詞

詞形變化

3rd Present prevaricates
Past prevaricated
Perfect prevaricated
Progressive prevaricating