prevaricate

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UK [prɪˈværɪkeɪt]
  • v.支吾搪塞；闪烁其词；吞吞吐吐
  • Web支吾其词；撒谎；支吾其辞
Simple Present：prevaricates  Present Participle：prevaricating  Past Tense：prevaricated  

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prevaricate
v.
1.
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支吾搪塞；闪烁其词；吞吞吐吐to avoid giving a direct answer to a question in order to hide the truth
Stop prevaricating and come to the point.
别吞吞吐吐的，有话快说吧。

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AllAll,支吾搪塞支吾搪塞,闪烁其词闪烁其词,吞吞吐吐吞吞吐吐,支吾其词支吾其词,撒谎撒谎,支吾其辞支吾其辞
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1.
They should be declared invalid and certainly not be abused as a bureaucratic hurdle to prevaricate in a dangerous crisis .
应宣布它们无效，同时，当然也不应作为在一场危险的危机中推诿搪塞的官僚障碍被滥用。
yīng xuān bù tā men wú xiào , tóng shí , dāng rán yě bù yīng zuò wéi zài yī chǎng wēi xiǎn de wēi jī zhōng tuī wěi táng sè de guān liáo zhàng ài bèi làn yòng 。
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2.
i think those who know is how account wu system is installed , do not come with gibberish please prevaricate . thank.
我想知道的是帐务体系如何设置，请不要用废话来搪塞。谢谢。
wǒ xiǎng zhī dào de shì zhàng wù tǐ xì rú hé shè zhì , qǐng bú yào yòng fèi huà lái táng sè 。 xiè xiè 。
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3.
Amin knew that wrong, prevaricate for a long time also spit up a word, simply Duanzuo On the ground do not speak.
阿明自知理亏，支吾了半天也吐不出一个字，干脆端坐在地上不说话。
ā míng zì zhī lǐ kuī , zhī wú le bàn tiān yě tǔ bù chū yī gè zì , gān cuì duān zuò zài dì shàng bù shuō huà 。
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4.
make a gentleman find decorate company argue , can decorate a company with channel of replenish onr ' s stock different give prevaricate.
许先生找到装修公司说理，可装修公司以进货渠道不一样予以搪塞。
xǔ xiān sheng zhǎo dào zhuāng xiū gōng sī shuō lǐ , kě zhuāng xiū gōng sī yǐ jìn huò qú dào bù yí yàng yǔ yǐ táng sè 。
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5.
Is small to work properly son you nice variety, incredibly challenge to my Sa monstrous prevaricate favor this?
小灵子你好样的，居然敢对我撒这样的弥天大谎？
xiǎo líng zǐ nǐ hǎo yàng de , jū rán gǎn duì wǒ sā zhè yàng de mí tiān dà huǎng ?
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6.
The instantaneous lo leads Zhang Jin Bao still prevaricate, some aversion of a knot the brows.
一时瞧过张金宝还躺着，有些嫌恶的一皱眉。
yì shí qiáo guò zhāng jīn bǎo hái tǎng zhe , yǒu xiē xián wù de yī zhòu méi 。
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7.
This be the unprecedented sorcery beginner, prevaricate on the bed to test sorcery, we await above she really nice enough.
这可真是前所未有的魔法学徒，躺在床上测试魔法，我们将她伺候得真到位。
zhè kě zhēn shì qián suǒ wèi yǒu de mó fǎ xué tú , tǎng zài chuáng shàng cè shì mó fǎ , wǒ men jiāng tā cì hou de zhēn dào wèi 。
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8.
Well I was also prevaricate over, he didn't blame me, I also have never thought he would continue to use li.
还好当时我也搪塞过去了，他没再怪我，我也没想到老李会继续用他。
hái hǎo dāng shí wǒ yě táng sè guò qù le , tā méi zài guài wǒ , wǒ yě méi xiǎng dào lǎo lǐ huì jì xù yòng tā 。
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9.
Can the Niang prevaricate sick in bed even now, your elder brother isn't at home another, also only I to do this wrong person.
可如今娘卧病在床，你哥又不在家，也就只有我来做这个恶人。
kě rú jīn niáng wò bìng zài chuáng , nǐ gē yòu bù zài jiā , yě jiù zhǐ yǒu wǒ lái zuò zhè ge è rén 。
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10.
If you start to use it, reception staff not paid much attention, hasty prevaricate trouble, lack of respect for them.
如果一开始使，接待人员不太重视，草率的支吾了事，对他们缺乏尊重。
rú guǒ yī kāi shǐ shǐ , jiē dài rén yuán bù tài zhòng shì , cǎo shuài de zhī wú liǎo shì , duì tā men quē fá zūn zhòng 。
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