fudge

英語（米国） (en-US) 英語（イギリス） (en-GB)

IPA（発音記号）

/fʌd͡ʒ/

動詞

自動詞 他動詞 古風

(intransitive) To try to avoid giving a direct answer. / (transitive) To alter something from its true state, as to hide a flaw or uncertainty, deliberately but not necessarily dishonestly or immorally.

日本語の意味

（自動詞）直接的な回答を避ける / （他動詞）真実の状態を隠蔽するために何かを改変する、ごまかす

英語の意味

(intransitive) To try to avoid giving a direct answer. / (transitive) To alter something from its true state, as to hide a flaw or uncertainty, deliberately but not necessarily dishonestly or immorally.

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He tends to fudge when asked tough questions.

彼は厳しい質問をされると、はぐらかす傾向がある。

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意味（1）

(intransitive) To try to avoid giving a direct answer.

When I asked them if they had been at the party, they fudged.

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意味（2）

(transitive) To alter something from its true state, as to hide a flaw or uncertainty, deliberately but not necessarily dishonestly or immorally.

The results of the experiment looked impressive, but it turned out the numbers had been fudged.

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意味（3）

(dated, transitive, intransitive) To botch or bungle something.

意味（4）

To cheat, especially in the game of marbles.

fudges （ present singular third-person ）

fudging （ participle present ）

fudged （ participle past ）

fudged （ past ）