prevaricating

英 [prɪˈværɪkeɪtɪŋ]

美 [prɪˈværɪkeɪtɪŋ]

v.  支吾搪塞; 闪烁其词; 吞吞吐吐
prevaricate的现在分词

柯林斯词典

• VERB 支吾；搪塞；推诿；闪烁其词
  If youprevaricate, you avoid giving a direct answer or making a firm decision.
  1. British ministers continued to prevaricate.
     英国的大臣们仍然闪烁其词。

双语例句

• Jane is prevaricating over whether to buy a new house.
  简在是否买新房子上含糊其词。
• A few years ago, the market also due to product quality issues, merchants and manufacturers mutual prevaricating, consumer rights miserable situation.
  前几年，市场上也曾出现因商品质量问题，商家与厂家相互推诿，消费者维权苦不堪言的情况。