What a shifty arguer he is, refusing ever to give a straight answer to a straight question.

他真是一个狡猾的辩手，一直拒绝对一个直接的问题给予直截了当的回答。

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The spokesman slurred over the matter without giving a straight answer.

发言人对这件事不置可否，含糊其词。

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Just give me a straight answer!

快直接回答我！

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It's not really hard. You just make your bed neat, remember to stand up straight, and always answer every question with "Yes, Drill Sergeant."

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The answer would come back and the priests would give a response that would be essentially straight.

神谕会带来答案,而祭司也会传达出尽量直白的回答

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And he gave a simple, straight, declarative answer.

他给出了一个简洁明了的答案

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It's just very difficult to get a straight answer, and that's what we are probing for.

CNN: Part 1 of CNN Democratic presidential debate

Meanwhile, the 30-day lockup clause expired, with no straight answer about funding from Firm X.

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Not exactly the straight answer you might expect from a politician apparently resolved to break with spin.

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