单词 | equivocate |
释义 | equivocate (ɪkwɪvəkeɪt ) Word forms: equivocates , equivocating , equivocated verb When someone equivocates, they deliberately use vague language in order to deceive people or to avoid speaking the truth. He is equivocating a lot about what is going to happen if and when there are elections. [V + about/over] He had asked her once again about her finances. And again she had equivocated. [VERB] Synonyms: be evasive, evade, dodge, parry equivocation (ɪkwɪvəkeɪʃən ) uncountable noun [usu without N] Why doesn't the President say so without equivocation? Synonyms: ambiguity, evasion, hedging, waffle [informal, mainly British] |
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