Prevaricate/GRE/Lanbao
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[编辑] GRE蓝宝
[编辑] Intransitive Verb
- 支吾搪塞，撒谎(to deviate from the truth)
- (类)
- prevarication·decei ve=blandishment·coa x 搪塞·欺骗=哄诱·哄( 行为及其目的)
- prevaricater·mislea d=philanthropist·en dow 支吾搪塞者·误导=慈 善家·捐赠(正面特征)
- (反)
- prevarication ≠ veracity 支吾搪塞 ≠ 说真话
- (例)
- some people believe that to prevaricate in a good cause is justifiable and regard the statement as a 'white lie.' 出于好意搪塞是合情 理的，人们称之为“w hite lie”
- (类)
