Speech that sounds as if it means something, but when you listen carefully you cannot pin it down. The words can be read two ways, or they go round and round so you never get a straight yes or no.

that sounds as if it means something聽起來好像有在說什麼、but when you listen carefully但你仔細聽時 you cannot pin it down卻抓不住它 Speech的那種話。The words那些話 can be read two ways可以有兩種解讀，or they或者 go round and round繞來繞去，so讓 you你 never get永遠得不到 a straight yes or no一個直接的是或不是。

People use it on purpose sometimes: a politician who will not answer, a salesperson who hides the real price. It can also just be messy, confusing talk.

People人 sometimes有時是 on purpose故意 use it用它的：a politician who will not answer不肯回答的政治人物、a salesperson who hides the real price藏起真實價格的銷售員。It它 also也 can just be可能只是 messy, confusing talk亂糟糟、讓人糊塗的話。

Informal. You say someone is giving you double-talk when you feel they are not being straight.

Informal口語、非正式。when you feel當你覺得 they are not being straight對方不坦率時，You say你會說 someone is giving you double-talk某人在跟你打官腔。

Close to doublespeak, though doublespeak is the heavier, more “official / politics” word, and often means dressing a bad thing up as a kind one. Though actually, older comedy also used “double-talk” for a mix of real words and nonsense that only sounds like speech — that is a different trick, not this sense.

Close to doublespeak跟 doublespeak 很近，though不過 doublespeak is是 the heavier, more “official / politics” word較重、較「官方／政治」的詞，and often means而且常指 a bad thing把壞事 dressing up as a kind one打扮成好心的樣子。Though actually不過其實，older comedy早年的喜劇 also也 used “double-talk”用過 “double-talk”，for指 a mix of real words and nonsense真字和亂語的混合，that only sounds like speech只是聽起來像在講話——that那 is a different trick是另一種把戲，not this sense不是這個意思。