释义 |
equivocatee‧quiv‧o‧cate /ɪˈkwɪvəkeɪt/ verb [intransitive] VERB TABLEequivocate |
Present | I, you, we, they | equivocate | | he, she, it | equivocates | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | equivocated | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have equivocated | | he, she, it | has equivocated | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had equivocated | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will equivocate | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have equivocated |
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Present | I | am equivocating | | he, she, it | is equivocating | | you, we, they | are equivocating | Past | I, he, she, it | was equivocating | | you, we, they | were equivocating | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been equivocating | | he, she, it | has been equivocating | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been equivocating | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be equivocating | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been equivocating |
- Wilson continues to equivocate about what action he will take.
- He knew of course that Theo would equivocate.
- The courts continue to equivocate as to whether the traditional approach should be maintained.
formal to avoid giving a clear or direct answer to a question—equivocation /ɪˌkwɪvəˈkeɪʃən/ noun [countable, uncountable] |