To evade the truth; quibble.

搪塞；推诿。

Prevaricate is a milder word than lie and means to speak or act so as to deceive; the effect is the same, but is accomplished by using vague statements from which another may draw inaccurate conclusions rather than by downright lying.

Prevaricate 指存心欺人之言语或动作，较 lie 为和缓，但其作用相同； lie 多半用诳语，而 prevaricate 则用模棱两可的话使人据之而下不正确的结论。

To evade is to avoid giving information and may or may not be deceptive, according as it produces a false impression or is merely noncommittal.

Evade 系知而不告之谓，其间是否有故意欺骗之行为，则视当事人是否有意令人生不真实之印象来判断。

To equivocate is deliberately to conceal the truth by ambiguity.

Equivocate 则用模棱两可之语，故意将真情隐匿。