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prevaricative

/pri-var-i-keyt/US // prɪˈvær ɪˌkeɪt //UK // (prɪˈværɪˌkeɪt) //

推诿式的,推诿,推诿扯皮,推诿式

Related Words

cavil洞穴,穴位,穴居,蛀牙shuffle洗牌,摇摆,洗盘,洗涤invent创作,创作的,创作的内容misrepresent歪曲事实,歪曲,虚报,歪曲事实真相lie谎言,撒谎,骗人,谎话equivocate拐弯抹角,含糊其辞,模棱两可,拐弯抹角的fib纤维,纤维的falsify篡改,揑造,作假,伪造garble乱码,乱七八糟的东西,乱七八糟的,乱七八糟dodge躲避,躲闪,躲躲闪闪,躲开tergiversate捐赠者,捐献者,捐赠人,奉献者distort歪曲,歪曲事实,扭曲,曲解palter悸动,掌声,巴特,悸动者hedge篱笆,防范,对冲,防范措施exaggerate夸大其词,夸大其辞,夸张,夸夸其谈fabricate编造,捏造,编制,制造shift移位,转移,移,轮班evade躲避,回避,避开,逃避belie相信,信仰,坚信quibble狡辩,争辩,调侃,争论不休

Definitions

v.无主动词 verb
  1. 1

    pre·var·i·cat·ed, pre·var·i·cat·ing.

    • : to speak falsely or misleadingly; deliberately misstate or create an incorrect impression; lie.

Synonyms & Antonyms

as inshifty
Synonyms
cagey狡猾的,狡猾,狡猾的人,畏畏缩缩crafty狡猾的,狡猾,狡猾的人,狡黠的shrewd精明的,精明,精明能干,聪明的slippery滑溜溜的,滑溜溜,滑腻的,光滑的sneaky鬼鬼祟祟,鬼鬼祟祟的,偷偷摸摸,偷偷摸摸的tricky狡猾的,棘手的,很棘手,棘手wily狡猾的,聪明的,狡猾,狡猾的人collusive勾结,合谋,合谋的,串通conniving纵容,阴谋诡计,奸诈,阴谋论contriving谋求,争取,谋划,设法crooked弯曲的,歪歪扭扭,歪曲,歪曲的cunning狡猾的,狡猾,狡猾的人,狡诈devious狡猾的,奸诈的,邪恶的,狡诈的dishonest不诚实的,不诚实,不忠实的,不诚信的dodging躲避,躲躲闪闪,躲躲闪闪的,躲躲藏藏duplicitous两面派,两面三刀,奸诈的,奸诈elusive捉摸不定的,难以捉摸的,难以捉摸,捉摸不定evasive闪烁其词,闪烁其词的,闪缩的,闪避fly-by-night飞来横祸,蝇头小利,飞来横财,蝇头小利的人foxy狡猾的,狡猾,狐狸精,狡猾的人fraudulent欺诈性的,欺诈性,欺诈,诈骗furtive诡秘的,鬼鬼祟祟,诡秘,鬼鬼祟祟的insidious阴险的,阴险,阴毒的,阴险狡诈lying撒谎,谎言,谎话连篇,谎话mendacious狡诈,狡猾的,狡猾,狡诈的prevaricatory推诿扯皮,推诿,推诿的,推诿扯皮的roguish耍流氓,无赖,无赖的,耍赖scheming谋略,心计,谋划,心术shady阴暗,阴暗面,阴暗的,阴面shuffling摇摆不定,趿拉着鞋,洗牌,趿拉着鞋子slick滑溜溜的,油嘴滑舌,滑溜溜,光滑的slimy黏糊糊的,粘糊糊的,粘乎乎的,粘稠的sly狡猾的,狡猾,诡谲,诡异的treacherous奸诈的,诡诈的,诡谲的,阴险的underhand低头族,劣势,劣质的,劣势地位unhonest不诚实的,不诚实,不诚实的人,不诚信unprincipled无原则,无原则的,无原则性,无原则性的untruthful虚情假意,不真实的,不真实,不诚实的
as inquibbling
Synonyms
caviling凹凸不平,穴居,龋齿,空洞captious迷人的,掳掠,任性,束手就擒casuistic诡计多端,诡辩,诡辩的,诡辩主义elusive捉摸不定的,难以捉摸的,难以捉摸,捉摸不定evasive闪烁其词,闪烁其词的,闪缩的,闪避hairsplitting分歧性,分裂,分歧,分裂的头发sophistic诡异的,高端,高端的,诡异sophistical诡辩,复杂的,复杂,缜密

Examples

  • 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.

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