palter

palter

美 [ˈpɔltɚ] 　英 ['pɔ:ltə]

• v.搪塞过去；玩弄；敷衍了事；马马虎虎地处理
• 网络含糊其词；含糊其辞；讨价还价

词形变化

第三人称单数：palters  现在分词：paltering  过去分词：paltered  

英汉解释

v.	1. 骗,说模棱两可的话,搪塞过去;玩弄;敷衍了事;马马虎虎地处理 2. 讨价还价,争论不休 3. 瞎谈一通

英英解释

v.	1. to act or talk insincerely or deceitfully 2. to haggle in bargaining

例句

Their hearts are like stone. They just palter on the worldly affairs, never being moved and never trying to do something great.

这种人心如顽石，对世俗的事只是随便应付，绝对不起心动念，更不想有任何作为。

In order to get accomplishment and to avoid punishment children learn self-control, tolerance, disguise, outflank and palter.

为了获得表扬，逃避惩罚，幼儿逐渐学会了自制和忍受、迎合与伪装、迂回与讨价还价。

Don't palter with this question, answer it properly.

不要马马虎虎地对待这个问题，好好回答。

Why should you palter with magazines?

你干吗去和杂志打交道？

I flirt, palter, disregard, jeer. these are my attitudes to something or somebody that I don't care about.

对那些我不在乎的东西，我采取玩弄。敷衍。漠视。嘲讽的态度。

lie, equivocate, fib, palter, prevaricate The central meaning shared by these verbs is "to evade or depart from the truth" :

这些动词共有的中心意思是“逃避或背离事实真相”：