equivocate

英 /ɪˈkwɪvəkeɪt/ 美 /ɪ'kwɪvəkeɪt/

★★★★中高频词

中文释义

vi.使用模棱两可的话隐瞒真相，躲闪；推诿；含糊其词；说话支吾，态度暧昧

Don't equivocate with me I want a straight answer to a straight question!

别跟我绕弯子--我问的问题直截了当,回答也要直截了当!
You can tell when they're stressed out, they'll equivocate and vacillate.

当他们压力过大时,你是可以辨别出来的, 因为他们会支支吾吾、犹豫不决.
They waver while the latter stand firm, they equivocate while the latter are forthright.

前者动摇,后者坚定, 前者暧昧,后者明朗.