tergiversate 详细解释

tergiversate

['tə:dʒivə:seit]

v. 搪塞, 推托, 变节

词形变化

名词: tergiversation | 动词过去式: tergiversated | 动词过去分词: tergiversated | 动词现在分词: tergiversating | 动词第三人称单数: tergiversates |

英英释义

动词 tergiversate:

be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead or withhold information

同义词：beat around the bush, equivocate, prevaricate, palter

abandon one's beliefs or allegiances

同义词：apostatize, apostatise

补充

tergiversatetergiversate英:[ˈtə:dʒivə:seit] 美:[tɚˈdʒɪvɚˌset, ˈtɚdʒɪvə-]vi.1.推托,背叛,自相矛盾

例句

1. the more she tergiversated, the greater grew the ardency of the reporters for an interview.她越推诿，记者们就越热切地想要采访她。

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