prevaricating
present participle ofprevaricate
| 单词 | prevaricating |
| 释义 | prevaricating present participle ofprevaricate prevaricate verb[I] formaluk/prɪˈvær.ɪ.keɪt/us/prɪˈver.ə.keɪt/toavoidtellingthetruthor sayingexactlywhat youthink: Heaccusedtheministerof prevaricating. Synonym equivocateformal Digressing and being indirect or evasive
Examplesofprevaricatingprevaricating In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Nevertheless, invention endows its productions with an actualizing power that distinguishes it from theprevaricating, nonactualizing power of the lie. From theCambridge English Corpus My personal response was to suggest, in my review, that sociolinguistics needs to come down from the fence and stopprevaricatingabout the politics of 'standardness'. From theCambridge English Corpus For 10 months, the woman has been living on income support while her former husband skilfully evades the system byprevaricatingover details. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 For a fortnight or so there was no reply, and then there was aprevaricatingreply, and finally we gathered that nothing would be done. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Indeed, rather than doing anything, it isprevaricatingand stretching matters out so that none of the recommendations is implemented. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 If this is so, what can be the point ofprevaricating? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Why do you not come out like men and tell the truth instead of going round and roundprevaricating? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Recently in my constituency a ground landlord, byprevaricating, almost endangered a constituent's application for a grant to the point of disqualification. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 That vulgar halfpenny remains as a simple—and permanent, one hopes—reminder of the stupidity ofprevaricatingpoliticians. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 This, no doubt, accounts for the junta's intransigent andprevaricatingattitude in general. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Well, to me it seems muddy and feeble,prevaricatingand a clear demonstration of poor leadership. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Here he was equallyprevaricatingand there was a general lack of clarity in his pronouncements. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Until now, we have beenprevaricatingand widening the debate. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We are notprevaricatingabout that stretch, but building it. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Will she issue a statement as soon as possible and stopprevaricatingon this issue? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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