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equivocating

/ih-kwiv-uh-keyt/US // ɪˈkwɪv əˌkeɪt //UK // (ɪˈkwɪvəˌkeɪt) //

含糊其辞,模棱两可,拐弯抹角,模棱两可的

Related Words

pussyfoot猫脚,小脚丫,猫脚丫子,猫足shuffle洗牌,摇摆,洗盘,洗涤fence栅栏,篱笆,围墙,围栏sidestep闪避,旁敲侧击,旁门左道,闪避一下waffle华夫饼,华夫饼干,华夫,华芙elude躲避,逃避,逃避责任,躲避避开evade躲避,回避,避开,逃避escape逃避,逃脱,逃跑,逃亡prevaricate推诿,推诿扯皮,搪塞,推诿责任lie谎言,撒谎,骗人,谎话fib纤维,纤维的flip-flop触发器,触发开关,拨动电话,触发式fudge软糖,软膏,软木,软饮料falsify篡改,揑造,作假,伪造dodge躲避,躲闪,躲躲闪闪,躲开tergiversate捐赠者,捐献者,捐赠人,奉献者palter悸动,掌声,巴特,悸动者parry辩才,辩解,辩护士,辩证法cavil洞穴,穴位,穴居,蛀牙hedge篱笆,防范,对冲,防范措施

Definitions

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  1. 1

    e·quiv·o·cat·ed, e·quiv·o·cat·ing.

    • : to use ambiguous or unclear expressions, usually to avoid commitment or in order to mislead; prevaricate or hedge: When asked directly for his position on disarmament, the candidate only equivocated.

Synonyms & Antonyms

verbavoid an issue
Synonyms
cavil洞穴,穴位,穴居,蛀牙con骗局,骗人,骗术,骗人的dodge躲避,躲闪,躲躲闪闪,躲开elude躲避,逃避,逃避责任,躲避避开escape逃避,逃脱,逃跑,逃亡eschew摒弃,避开,规避,摒弃了evade躲避,回避,避开,逃避falsify篡改,揑造,作假,伪造fence栅栏,篱笆,围墙,围栏fib纤维,纤维的flip-flop触发器,触发开关,拨动电话,触发式fudge软糖,软膏,软木,软饮料hedge篱笆,防范,对冲,防范措施jive跳舞,跳跃,欢呼声,跳动lie谎言,撒谎,骗人,谎话palter悸动,掌声,巴特,悸动者parry辩才,辩解,辩护士,辩证法prevaricate推诿,推诿扯皮,搪塞,推诿责任pussyfoot猫脚,小脚丫,猫脚丫子,猫足quibble狡辩,争辩,调侃,争论不休shuck剥皮,剥壳,剥落,剥去shuffle洗牌,摇摆,洗盘,洗涤sidestep闪避,旁敲侧击,旁门左道,闪避一下stonewall石墙,石头墙,石壁,石牆tergiversate捐赠者,捐献者,捐赠人,奉献者waffle华夫饼,华夫饼干,华夫,华芙beat around the bush拐弯抹角,绕弯子,拐弯抹角的,拐弯抹角的说beg the question乞求问题,妄加揣测,讨教,乞讨blow hot and cold忽冷忽热,吹毛求疵,忽冷忽热地吹,忽冷忽热地吹嘘cloud the issue掩盖问题,掩盖了问题,遮掩问题,掩盖了问题的真相cop a plea抗辩,认罪,认罪伏法,认罪态度cop out逃避责任,逃避,抄走了,抄袭cover up掩饰,遮掩,掩盖,隐瞒double-talk双关语,双重性话语,两面派,双重标准give run around奔走相告,跑来跑去,乱跑,跑来跑去的hem and haw支支吾吾,支支吾吾的,折腾来折腾去,支支吾吾的说mince words废话连篇,口是心非,口无遮拦,碎碎念pass the buck推卸责任,推诿责任,推诿扯皮,转嫁责任run around跑来跑去,转来转去,跑来跑去的,转悠sit on the fence坐而论道,坐视不理,坐视不管,坐在围栏里tell white lie说白话,撒白眼,说谎,说白话吧tergiverse特异功能,特异功能的,特异性,丰富多样weasel黄鼠狼,鼬鼠,鼬獾,青鼬

Examples

  • As Brookhiser fully appreciates—he does not equivocate or run from the truth—Lincoln was no radical, no abolitionist.

  • "I won't equivocate," responded the head of the Falkins family with blunt directness.

  • At all events, for some reason, the ex-Attorney-General was afraid to accept this opportunity to equivocate.

  • I do not equivocate when I say that love is instinctive, and that the latter-day expression of love is artificial.

  • When one thus remains in the clouds, he need not fear to equivocate.

  • But her stainless heart was too proud in virtue to palter and equivocate with circumstances.

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