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palter

英 ['pɔːltə; 'pɒl-] 美
  • vi. 含糊其词;马虎处理;敷衍了事;讨价还价

GRE

词态变化


第三人称单数: palters;过去式: paltered;过去分词: paltered;现在分词: paltering;

英文词源


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.

双语例句


1. Do not palter with a problem involving life and death.
有关生死的问题切勿儿戏.

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2. Please answer my questions quickly and properly, not palter with them.
请马上准备回答我的问题, 不要含糊其辞.

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3. You should not palter with the truth.
你不应该歪曲事实.

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4. Don't palter with the truth.
不要隐瞒事实.

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5. Don't palter with me!
不要敷衍我!

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