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词汇 weasel-words
释义 weasel words
noun[ plural ]
 informaluk /ˈwiː.zəl ˌwɜːdz/ us /ˈwiː.zəl ˌwɝːdz/
something that someone says either to avoid answering a question clearly or to make someone believe something that is not true推托之词;狡辩的话
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Lies, lying & hypocrisy
a pack of liesidiom
artifice
bad faith
black is whiteidiom
cakeism
falsehood
falsification
feed someone a lineidiom
fib
fiction
lie
mythologically
mythologize
perjure
perjury
someone can talk!idiom
stretch the truthidiom
washing
white lie
whopper

Examples of weasel words


weasel words
The purpose behind my amendment is to cut out weaselwords.
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We have an enormous number of different sets of weaselwords, all of which seem contradictory.
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We have heard weaselwords from start to finish.
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It will not do to keep on using weaselwords and failing to answer questions.
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They have turned weaselwords into an art form and the strong smell of fudge already surrounds the entire issue.
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Are not their weaselwords ultimately their downfall?
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It will be interesting to see what weaselwords are used.
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As he knows, the leaflet contains weaselwords about how the new system of inspection of schools will work.
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Any weaselwords can be used to defend that action.
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The weaselwords "if any" leave me with some concern that when push comes to shove, the council may pull away from difficult issues.
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These are very serious matters which cannot be settled by weaselwords.
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Surely it is about time that we got rid of these weaselwords, "striking the balance between".
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I do not understand the "large part"—the weaselwords.
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I would not know about weaselwords, but the fact is that it is there in front of us.
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There are no more big promises; no more weaselwords.
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