Translations for „prevaricate“ in the English » Chinese Dictionary

prevaricate [prıˈværıkeıt] VB intr

prevaricate

支吾 zhīwu

prevaricate

搪塞 tángsè

prevaricate

推诿 tuīwěi

▶ prevarication [prıˌværıˈkeıʃən] N

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English

Frank, having spent two seasons prevaricating, finally decides to act.

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The expert who is paid to prevaricate or the examiner who is honest?

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He comes here every working day but claims to spend most of his time prevaricating.

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Perhaps the only remaining question is whether these leaders see the fracture opening in time to prevent it, or whether they prevaricate too long.

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Answer clearly and do not prevaricate or obfuscate.

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Then taking this bundle of diverse thoughts, they prevaricated and debated and the clock ticked.

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He was extremely troublesome to the court at his arraignment as he would not plead guilty or not guilty when asked to do so and prevaricated.

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Cut your losses and do not prevaricate, otherwise you cause more problems as the hair will take a longer time to recover from the split.

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Some critics found the text candid and forthright; others considered it defensive, prevaricating, and melodramatic.

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Many question his loyalty and say it is time he stopped prevaricating.

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