Dodge



GRE 蓝宝

解释

GRE 红宝书

• v. 闪开, 躲避
• ［英］ v. 闪开, 躲避 ( shift suddenly to avoid a blow)
• ［类］ escape : capture / dodge : blow ( 逃跑是为了防止被捕获 / 躲避是为了防止被打击)
• ［例］ Mike dodged the cars. to dodge controversial issues.

Webster Collegiate

I. noun

• Etymology: origin unknown
• Date: 1575
• 1. an act of evading by sudden bodily movement
• 2.
  • a. an artful device to evade, deceive, or trick
  • b. expedient

II. verb (dodged; dodging)

• Date: 1680
• intransitive verb
  • 1.
    • a. to move to and fro or from place to place usually in an irregular course <dodged through the crowd>
    • b. to make a sudden movement in a new direction (as to evade a blow) <dodged behind the door>
  • 2. to evade a responsibility or duty especially by trickery or deceit
• transitive verb
  • 1.
    • a. to evade by a sudden or repeated shift of position <dodge tacklers>
    • b. to avoid an encounter with <celebrities dodging the media>
  • 2. to evade (as a duty) usually indirectly or by trickery <dodged the draft by leaving the country><dodged questions>

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