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prevarication

/pri-var-i-key-shuhn/US // prɪˌvær ɪˈkeɪ ʃən //

推诿扯皮,推诿,推诿责任,推诿行为

Related Words

falsehood谬误,谬论,假话,虚伪性equivocation多虑,多意,多义性,多疑dishonesty不诚实行为,不诚实的行为,不诚实,坏事fib纤维,纤维的lie谎言,撒谎,骗人,谎话deceitfulness诡诈,诡诈性,诡计多端,诡辩distortion失真,变形,扭曲,歪曲tale故事,岈,岈语untruth不真实的东西,不真实,不实之词,不真实的事deception诈骗,欺骗,欺骗行为,欺骗性fabrication制造,制作,加工,虚构

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : the act of prevaricating, or lying: Seeing the expression on his mother's face, Nathan realized this was no time for prevarication.
    • : a false or deliberate misstatement; lie: Her many prevarications had apparently paid off; she was free to go.

Synonyms & Antonyms

noundeception
Synonyms
dishonesty不诚实行为,不诚实的行为,不诚实,坏事equivocation多虑,多意,多义性,多疑falsehood谬误,谬论,假话,虚伪性deceitfulness诡诈,诡诈性,诡计多端,诡辩distortion失真,变形,扭曲,歪曲fib纤维,纤维的lie谎言,撒谎,骗人,谎话
nounlie
Synonyms
dishonesty不诚实行为,不诚实的行为,不诚实,坏事falsehood谬误,谬论,假话,虚伪性deception诈骗,欺骗,欺骗行为,欺骗性fabrication制造,制作,加工,虚构fib纤维,纤维的tale故事,岈,岈语untruth不真实的东西,不真实,不实之词,不真实的事

Examples

  • I concealed the name of my boat from her, and made a calculated prevarication when I announced my presence in London.

  • There was no prevarication or difficulty with the only witness examined.

  • He had by a violent effort recovered his equanimity, and said,—'Prevarication or denial I suppose to be useless.

  • I am ashamed of the prevarication; his heart certainly was broken, but his own hand assisted the slower operations of nature.

  • One nation robs another—that other demands reparation—prevarication is the reply.

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