| 词汇 | prevaricating |
| 释义 | prevaricating present participle ofprevaricate prevaricate verb[ I ] formaluk /prɪˈvær.ɪ.keɪt/ us /prɪˈver.ə.keɪt/ to avoid telling the truth or saying exactly what you think: 支吾，搪塞，含糊其词 He accused the minister of prevaricating.他指责部长一味搪塞。 Synonym equivocateformal Digressing and being indirect or evasive bury the ledeidiom candy coat candy coating candy-coated circumlocution circumlocutory elliptical f-bomb get on to/onto something glancingly gloss over something go off on a tangentidiom implicit parry prevaricate stray tangent tiptoe around something/someone unexpressed unvoiced Related wordprevarication Examples of prevaricatingprevaricating In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Nevertheless, invention endows its productions with an actualizing power that distinguishes it from the prevaricating, nonactualizing power of the lie. My personal response was to suggest, in my review, that sociolinguistics needs to come down from the fence and stop prevaricating about the politics of 'standardness'. For 10 months, the woman has been living on income support while her former husband skilfully evades the system by prevaricating over details. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 For a fortnight or so there was no reply, and then there was a prevaricating reply, and finally we gathered that nothing would be done. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Indeed, rather than doing anything, it is prevaricating and stretching matters out so that none of the recommendations is implemented. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 If this is so, what can be the point of prevaricating? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Why do you not come out like men and tell the truth instead of going round and round prevaricating? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Recently in my constituency a ground landlord, by prevaricating, almost endangered a constituent's application for a grant to the point of disqualification. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 That vulgar halfpenny remains as a simple—and permanent, one hopes—reminder of the stupidity of prevaricating politicians. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 This, no doubt, accounts for the junta's intransigent and prevaricating attitude in general. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Well, to me it seems muddy and feeble, prevaricating and a clear demonstration of poor leadership. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Here he was equally prevaricating and there was a general lack of clarity in his pronouncements. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Until now, we have been prevaricating and widening the debate. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We are not prevaricating about that stretch, but building it. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Will she issue a statement as soon as possible and stop prevaricating on this issue? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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