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English translation for "搪塞"

[ tángsài ] 
dodge; palter; prevaricate; stall sb. off; do sth. perfunctorily

Related Translations:
敷衍搪塞:  explain away; give a lame excuse; halfheartedness; dodge
推诿搪塞:  shift responsibility onto others and use evasive answers
搪塞推诿:  evade [turn aside from] the issue [truth]; dodge about; mumble in reply; give some lame apology
支吾搪塞:  parry [fence; fence with] a question; evade the issue; hedge and dodge; hum and haw; quibble
用好话搪塞:  coax round
等来搪塞:  i’d love to but
说话不搪塞:  speak unequivocallywaffle gt eak unequivocally
说话搪塞的人:  prevaricator
Example Sentences:
1. "what do you think of it?" shig pressed .
“你怎么看?”茂雄不容他搪塞
2.Somehow he couldn't fence with her today .
不知怎的,他今天不能对她搪塞了。
3.He parried it with olympic expertise .
他自有搪塞的高论。
4.Well, stop me by being positive .
好嘛,拿倔来搪塞我。
5.When asked a direct question, he dodges .
当被问到一个明确的问题时,他就搪塞过去。
6.He can put me off with anything he chooses .
他因此可以任意搪塞,爱怎么讲就怎么讲。
7.When asked a direct question , he dodges .
当被问到一个明确的问题时,他就搪塞过去。
8.He took the occasion to drop it without further discussion .
他借机搪塞,不作进一步讨论。
9.He should fear he was purposely deceiving him with empty promises .
他会担心他是故意用空话来搪塞他。
10.Deerslayer met all the arguments and prevarications of this subtle opponent with his own cool directness of manner and unmoved love of truth .
杀鹿人以其镇静坦率的态度和直言不讳的性格驳倒了他狡猾的对手的种种诡辩和搪塞
Similar Words:
"搪磨机" English translation, "搪磨石" English translation, "搪磨头" English translation, "搪泥堵铁耙" English translation, "搪泥铁堵耙" English translation, "搪塞推诿" English translation, "搪塑" English translation, "搪塑成型法" English translation, "搪锡" English translation, "搪屑" English translation