tergiversate

tergiversate

美 ['tɜ:dʒɪvəseɪt]  英 ['tɜ:dʒɪvəseɪt]

  • v.支吾;改变立场;背叛;变节
  • 网络言词自相矛盾;推托;摆荡

词形变化

第三人称单数:tergiversates  现在分词:tergiversating  过去分词:tergiversated  

英汉双解

v.
1.
[i]
(说话)含糊其词,支吾,回避事实to make statements that deliberately hide the truth or that avoid answering a question directly
2.
[i]
改变立场;背叛;变节to stop being loyal to one person, group, or religion and begin to support another

英汉解释

v.
1.
变节,背叛
2.
(以言词)支吾,搪塞,有意改变或曲解词义

英英解释

v.

例句

"Tergiversate" is Word of The Year 2011 according to Dictionary. com.

摇摆不定当选字典2011年

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