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palter

音標['p?:lt?] 讀音

漢語翻譯


vi. 含糊其詞, 馬虎處理, 討價還價, 敷衍了事
相關詞組:
palter with sb
palter with sb about sth
palter with sth

詞型變化:

名詞:palterer 動詞過去式:paltered 過去分詞:paltered 現在分詞:paltering 第三人稱單數:palters 

英文解釋:

動詞 palter:

  1. be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead or withhold information
    同義詞:beat around the bush, equivocate, tergiversate, prevaricate

例句:

  1. Palter with sth.
    馬馬虎虎地對付某事
  2. Please answer my questions quickly and properly, not palter with them.
    馬上準備回答我的問題,不要含糊其辭。

詳細解釋:


pal.ter

v.intr.(不及物動詞)
pal.tered,pal.ter.ing,pal.ters
To talk or act insincerely or misleadingly; equivocate.See Synonyms at lie 2
敷衍:不忠實地或誤導地說或做;支吾參見 lie2
To be capricious; trifle.
做事反覆無常;浪費
To quibble, especially in bargaining.
討價還價:詭辯,特別是在討價還價中

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pal.terer
n.(名詞)

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