沉淀汉英词典

equivocate

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音标发音

  • 英式音标 [ɪˈkwɪv.ə.keɪt]
  • 美式音标 [ɪˈkwɪv.ə.keɪt]
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  • 美式发音

基本解释

  • vi. 说模棱两可的话；支吾， 躲闪；推诿；含糊其词

词根记忆

  • equivoc(看作equivocal，模棱两可的) + ate(做…)→说模棱两可的话

同根派生

  • adj性质的同根词
    equivocal：模棱两可的；可疑的。
  • n性质的同根词
    equivocation：含糊话；模棱两可的话。
    equivocator：说模棱话的人；说话支吾者。

英汉例句

    双语例句

  • Arafat immediately began to equivocate, asking for clarifications.
    阿拉法特立即开始含糊其词，要求对条款加以解释。
  • Such divisions may partly be causing Iran’s government to equivocate in the face of the West’s latest proposals for solving the dispute over Iran’s nuclear plans.
    部分意义上，这种分歧可能会使得伊朗政府针对西方各国最近提出的解决伊朗核计划提议上含糊其辞。
  • Such divisions may partly be causing Iran's government to equivocate in the face of the West's latest proposals for solving the dispute over Iran's nuclear plans.
    这样的分歧可能部分造成了伊朗政府在应对西方最新解决核计划争端的提议时模棱两可。

    • 原声例句

  • Let us not equivocate.

    • 权威例句

  • No, you equivocate here and there but are still plainly in the Obama camp.
    ECONOMIST: Letters
  • She seemed to equivocate on some things like whether illegal immigrants should be able to get driver's licenses.
    NPR: Democratic Presidential Hopefuls Take on Las Vegas
  • Why the administration continues to equivocate on calling for the removal of these two rogue regimes is mind-boggling.
    CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Regime change in Libya

词组短语

    短语

  • to equivocate 拐弯抹角;支吾;含糊其辞
  • equivocate quibble 说模棱两可的话
  • prevaricate equivocate 用含混的话搪塞
  • equivocate e 模棱两可地说;不清楚;说谎
  • Do not equivocate about 不怨天尤人

英英字典

    剑桥英英字典

  • to speak in a way that is intentionally not clear and confusing to other people, especially to hide the truth

    • 柯林斯英英字典

  • When someone equivocates, they deliberately use vague language in order to deceive people or to avoid speaking the truth.
  • equivocation