1. 推托, 背叛, 自相矛盾：unlubricated friction 干摩擦, 无润滑摩擦 | tergiversate 推托, 背叛, 自相矛盾 | make haste slowly 开头不可太急
2. 言词自相矛盾：teratosis畸形 | tergiversate言词自相矛盾 | term术语
3. 推托：tergal 背的 | tergiversate 推托 | tergiversation 推脱
4. 变节,背叛：pulsate 有规律的振动 | tergiversate 变节,背叛 | inspissate 使...浓缩
verb
1. abandon one's beliefs or allegiances
Synonym: apostatizeapostatise
2. be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead or withhold information