单词 | weasel words |
释义 | weasel wordspl ninformal intentionally evasive or misleading speech; equivocation Derived forms of weasel wordsweasel-worded, adjectiveWord Origin for weasel wordsC20: alluding to the weasel's supposed ability to suck an egg out of its shell without seeming to break the shell Words nearby weasel wordsweasand, weasel, weaselly, weasel out, weasel word, weasel words, weather, weatherability, weather advisory, weather balloon, weather-beaten Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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