equivocate
英 [?'kw?v?ke?t]
美
- vi. 說(shuō)模棱兩可的話(huà);支吾, 躲閃;推諉;含糊其詞
GRE
詞態(tài)變化
第三人稱(chēng)單數(shù):?equivocates;過(guò)去式:?equivocated;過(guò)去分詞:?equivocated;現(xiàn)在分詞:?equivocating;
英文詞源
- equivocate (v.)
- early 15c., equivocaten, from Medieval Latin equivocatus, past participle of equivocare "to call by the same name, be called by the same name, have the same sound," from Late Latin aequivocus "of identical sound" (see equivocation). Related: Equivocated; equivocating.
雙語(yǔ)例句
- 1. Don't equivocate with me I want a straight answer to a straight question!
- 別跟我繞彎子--我問(wèn)的問(wèn)題直截了當(dāng),回答也要直截了當(dāng)!
來(lái)自辭典例句
- 2. You can tell when they're stressed out, they'll equivocate and vacillate.
- 當(dāng)他們壓力過(guò)大時(shí),你是可以辨別出來(lái)的, 因?yàn)樗麄儠?huì)支支吾吾、猶豫不決.
來(lái)自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)
- 3. They waver while the latter stand firm, they equivocate while the latter are forthright.
- 前者動(dòng)搖,后者堅(jiān)定, 前者曖昧,后者明朗.
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