dodge
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1 [I, Ipr, Ip, Tn]
move quickly and suddenly to one side in order to avoid (sb/sth) 闪开; 躲开; 躲避
He dodged to left and right as the gunman opened fire. 持枪歹徒开火时他东躲西闪.
She dodged round the corner. 她在角落处躲躲闪闪.
(fig 比喻) I´ll leave early so as to dodge the rush-hour. 我要早早动身以 避过交通拥挤时间.
2 [Tn, Tg] (infml 口) avoid doing (sth) by cleverness or trickery 施计避免做(某事物)
dodge military service 逃避兵役
dodge awkward questions 回避令人尴尬的问题
He always manages to dodge doing the housework. 他总是千方百计避免做家务.
dodge n
1 (usu sing 通常作单数) quick movement to avoid sb/sth 躲闪; 闪避; 躲避
make a sudden dodge to the right 突然向右一闪.
2 (infml 口) clever trick; way of avoiding sth 妙计; 避免某事物的方法: a tax dodge 偷税的伎俩
She´s up to all the dodges, ie knows and uses them all. 她总是有躲避的方法.