palter

动词 palter:

1. be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead or withhold information
   同义词：beat around the bush, equivocate, tergiversate, prevaricate

1. Palter with sth.
   马马虎虎地对付某事
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。

pal.ter

v.intr.（不及物动词）
pal.tered,pal.ter.ing,pal.ters
To talk or act insincerely or misleadingly; equivocate.See Synonyms at lie 2
敷衍：不忠实地或误导地说或做；支吾参见 lie2
To be capricious; trifle.
做事反复无常；浪费
To quibble, especially in bargaining.
讨价还价：诡辩，特别是在讨价还价中

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【引伸】
pal.terer
n.（名词）