to prevaricate
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支吾其词, 闪烁其词
to avoid giving a direct answer by being deliberately ambiguous
例子
The politician prevaricated when asked about the budget cuts.
当被问及预算削减时，这位政治家闪烁其词。
He tends to prevaricate when confronted with difficult questions.
当面对困难问题时，他倾向于含糊其辞。
词汇树
prevarication
prevaricator
prevaricate
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