dodge
verb
uk/dɒdʒ/us/dɑːdʒ/[IorT]
toavoidbeinghitby something bymovingquicklyto oneside:
躲闪,避开He dodged toavoidthehurtlingbicycle.他闪身躲过了疾驰而来的自行车。
[T]
toavoidsomethingunpleasant:
回避,逃避The Senator dodgedquestionsabout hisrelationshipwith theactress.参议员回避了关于他与那位女演员之间关系的问题。
to avoid doing something
- avoidAvoid swimming in areas where sharks are known to congregate.
- evadePlease don’t think I’m trying to evade my responsibility.
- dodgeHe tried to dodge his military service.
- run away fromI didn't often run away from difficult decisions.
- shrink fromI've never been one to shrink from a challenge.
- sidestepThis is not a responsibility you can sidestep.
Moving in order to avoid contact
- avoid
- avoidsomethinglike the plagueidiom
- avoidance
- bypass
- circumnavigate
- clear
- duck
- duck and dodge(something)idiom
- duck and weaveidiom
- evasive
- evasively
- evasiveness
- fall
- fall back
- jump
- sidestep
- skirt
- steer
- steer clear ofsomeone/somethingidiom
- weave
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Avoiding action
dodge
noun[C]
informaluk/dɒdʒ/us/dɑːdʒ/aclever,dishonestway ofavoidingsomething:
(巧妙而具欺骗性的)逃避Theyboughtanothercaras ataxdodge(= a way toavoidpayingtax).为了逃税,他们又买了一辆汽车。
Avoiding action
- abrogate
- abrogation
- avoid
- avoidsomethinglike the plagueidiom
- avoidance
- evade
- evader
- evasion
- fiddle
- fiddle around
- fight shy ofidiom
- flinch
- insure
- short circuit
- shrink fromsomething
- shy away fromsomething
- sit onyourarseidiom
- skip out onsomeone/something
- steer
- welch