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palter是什麽意思

palter

英 ['pɔːltə; 'pɒl-] 美
  • vi. 含糊其詞;馬虎處理;敷衍了事;討價還價

英文詞源


palter (v.)
1530s, "speak indistinctly," of unknown origin. It has the form of a frequentative, but no verb palt is known. Connection with paltry is uncertain. Hence "play fast and loose" (c. 1600). Related: Paltered; paltering; palterer.

雙語例句


1. Do not palter with a problem involving life and death.
有關生死的問題切勿兒戲.

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2. Please answer my questions quickly and properly, not palter with them.
請馬上準備回答我的問題, 不要含糊其辭.

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3. You should not palter with the truth.
你不應該歪曲事實.

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4. Don't palter with the truth.
不要隱瞞事實.

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5. Don't palter with me!
不要敷衍我!

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