prevaricate/prɪˈværɪkeɪt; prɪ`værəˌket/ v[I](fml 文) try to avoid telling the (whole) truth by speaking in an evasive or a misleading way; equivocate 支吾; 搪塞; 闪 烁其辞 Tell us exactly what happened and don't prevaricate.有什麽就原原本本地告诉我们吧, 别躲躲闪闪的.
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