| 单词 | dodge |
| 释义 | dodgeWord family noundodgerdodgerydodgingdodgeballadjectivedodgyverbdodge dodge1 /dɒdʒ $ dɑːdʒ/ ●○○ verb 1 [intransitiveI, transitiveT]MOVE/CHANGE POSITION to move quickly to avoid someone or something 〔快速〕躲开，避开，闪开 He ran across the courtyard, dodging a storm of bullets. 他跑过院子，躲避雨点般的子弹。 dodge between/through/into etc Helen clutched Edward’s arm as they dodged through the traffic. 海伦紧紧地抓住爱德华的胳膊，两人躲闪着穿行在车流中。 2 [transitiveT]AVOID to deliberately avoid discussing something or doing something 〔故意〕避开，避免〔谈论某事或做某事〕 SYN evade dodge an issue/question Senator O'Brian skillfully dodged the crucial question. 奥布赖恩参议员巧妙地回避了这一关键问题。 draft dodging (=when someone avoids an order to join the army, navy etc) 逃避征兵 Examples from the Corpus dodge• Linda was intelligent enough to recognise when a question was being dodged.• But they will reach you, making it a little harder to dodge advertising than ever before.• He almost caught me, but I dodged and ran across the road.• There was only one thing for me to do and I dodged behind the Toyota.• Rachaela dodged her way to the lavatory.• When Kevin saw the soldiers, he dodged into an alley.• Through the help of powerful Senators, the firm has successfully dodged most federal environmental regulations.• Tony smiled and without moving his left knee dodged the blows, his torso jinking, neck muscles popping.• We had to run across some open ground, dodging the bullets.• During the Vietnam war, he moved to Canada to dodge the draft.• Cyclists should take care to dodge the potholes and bumps in the road.• Senator O'Brian skillfully dodged the reporter's question.• He crossed the road, dodging the traffic skilfully. dodged ... traffic• Helen clutched Edward's arm as they dodged through the traffic. dodge an issue/question• She doesn't dodge questions; at the same time, she gives next to nothing of herself away.• Roith dodges questions on the issue. dodge2 noun [countableC] informalDISHONEST something dishonest that is done to avoid a rule or law 〔为逃避法规而使用的〕伎俩，诡计 Businesses are investing in tree plantations as a tax dodge (=a way of avoiding paying tax). 企业投资林场作为避税手段。 Examples from the Corpus dodge• Flanders insisted he was not using his medical condition as a dodge to avoid testifying.• I can not imagine who the people were who thought up such fiendish dodges, but they stopped at nothing.• Nor is it some fiscal dodge.• No one in Clinton's administration has yet commented on the Wall Street tax dodge.• That would have shown the object to be far older than it really was, if the dodge had not been detected.• But, on the dodges and self-deceptions of role reversal, this play is indefatigably predictable. tax dodge• No doubt it's also a tax dodge.• IRS attorneys have called the church a tax dodge.• No one in Clinton's administration has yet commented on the Wall Street tax dodge. Dodgen /dɒdʒ $ dɑːdʒ/ trademark na type of US car made by chrysler He drives a Dodge Dart. From Longman Business Dictionary dodgedodge1 /dɒdʒdɑːdʒ/ verb [transitiveT] informal to deliberately avoid doing something, especially paying for something We suspected they were dodging VAT and alerted Customs and Excise. ways in which the tobacco industry had dodged bans on advertising dodgedodge2 noun [countableC] informal something dishonest that is done to avoid a rule or law → tax dodge |
| 随便看 |
英汉双解词典包含283110条英汉词条，基本涵盖了全部常用单词的翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。