prevaricate 的定义
pre·var·i·cat·ed, pre·var·i·cat·ing.
- to speak falsely or misleadingly; deliberately misstate or create an incorrect impression; lie.
prevaricate 近义词
deceive; stretch the truth
更多prevaricate例句
- Boris Johnson may have once prevaricated about Brexit, but his political identity is now bound to it.
- They can dodge or prevaricate or just hang up when dealing with a voice on the phone.
- He should have no opportunity to prevaricate if I once challenged him.
- They Act up to their Relation; neither sneak, nor prevaricate, nor do any thing unbecoming their Office.
- They dont have to tell the truth all the time, but on the contrary, are privileged to prevaricate in the most artistic manner.
- If he wished to prevaricate at all, it was rather to attribute himself to Mrs. Bowen's city in Ohio.
- The patient tried to prevaricate, but Glory told the truth again, and was reproved once more.