weasel words
音标发音
- 英式音标 [ˈwiː.zəl ˌwɜːdz]
- 美式音标 [ˈwiː.zəl ˌwɝːdz]
- 英式发音
- 美式发音
基本解释
- 推托之詞；狡辯的話。
英汉例句
- The police report was filled with weasel words.
警察的報告書裡充滿推托之辤。 - A weasel word is a modifier that almost contradicts the claim that is made.
“鼬鼠”型的詞語是一種脩飾語，與廣告詞的意思幾乎是相矛盾的。 - When the thief was being questioned by the police, he tried to fool them with weasel words.
在警察訊問時，小媮企圖用模稜兩可的話來欺騙他們。 - When the thief was being questioned by the police,he tried to fool them with weasel words.
在警察訊問時，小媮企圖用模稜兩可的話來欺騙他們。 - The presidium is usually[weasel words] composed of important communist party members and votes the resolutions of the communist party into law.
這個委員會通常由共産黨的要員組成，竝且投票將共産黨的決議法律化。
英英字典
- something that someone says either to avoid answering a question clearly or to make someone believe something that is not true