When asked about the delayed shipment, the supplier paltered instead of giving a clear date.

被問到延遲的貨物時，供應商含糊其辭，沒有給出明確日期。

Please don't palter in your email; tell the client exactly why the price increased.

請不要在電子郵件裡拐彎抹角，直接告訴客戶漲價的原因。

During the interview, the candidate paltered about why he had left his previous job.

面試時，那位應徵者對於離開前一份工作的原因含糊其辭。