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第三人称
prevaricates
现在进行时
prevaricating
过去式
prevaricated
过去完成时
prevaricated
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支吾其词, 闪烁其词
to avoid giving a direct answer by being deliberately ambiguous
- The politician prevaricated when asked about the budget cuts.
当被问及预算削减时，这位政治家闪烁其词。
- He tends to prevaricate when confronted with difficult questions.
当面对困难问题时，他倾向于含糊其辞。
- The witness prevaricated under pressure from the attorney.
证人在律师的压力下闪烁其词。
- Don't prevaricate; just tell the truth.
不要含糊其辞；只说真相。
- She prevaricated to avoid admitting her mistake.
她支吾其词以避免承认自己的错误。