我问他要待多久，但他含糊其辞。

I asked how long he was staying, but he fudged the answer.

他在人工流产和同性恋者的权利问题上含糊其辞。

He has waffled on abortion and gay rights.

他又问了一次她的财务状况。她再次含糊其辞。

He had asked her once again about her finances. And again she had equivocated.

现在不要再含糊其辞了；因为瞧你，神父先生，你要是不把他叫出来——孩子在哪儿？

Now palter no more; for look you, holy sir, an' thou produce him not—Where is the boy?

有人说，如果我们的生存受到了威胁，酷刑就是正当的；但是这一辩辞除了其伸缩性之外，还有别的瑕疵——它依赖于含糊其辞。

Some argue that torture is justified if our survival is threatened, but even apart from the elasticity of this justification, it is flawed because it depends on an equivocation.