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evade
  • Conjugation : past  evaded ; ing  evading
  • Derivatives : n  evader ; adj  evadable
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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

evade [ɪ'veɪd]
  1. 1. vt. [+tax] 逃避
  2. 2. vt. [+question] [ issue] 回避
  3. 3. vt. [+duty] [ responsibility] 规避
  4. 4. vt. [+person] (elude) 逃脱
  5. 5. vt. [happiness] [ love+] 回避
    to evade capture
    逃脱擒拿

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

evade [ɪˈveɪd]
  1. 1. vt. 回避逃避
    The teacher chose to evade these particularly sensitive issues.
    这位老师选择回避这些尤为敏感话题
    They tend to evade their responsibilities.
    他们总是回避责任
    He evaded the questions skillfully.
    巧妙回避问题
  2. 2. vt. 躲避躲开避开
    Over the next two days, she continued to evade her father.
    接下来的两天里,她继续躲避自己的父亲
    This difficult idea seems to evade her.
    似乎躲避这个困难的观点
    The event evades explanation.
    这件事很难解释
  3. 3. vi. 逃走
    This man always hesitates and evades.
    这个总是犹豫逃避
  4. 4. verb (巧妙地、甚至使用欺骗手段避开、逃开
    The illegal aliens used a number of methods to evade the border police.
    一些不法外国人用一些方法避开边界警。
    The con man always evades.
    骗子总是躲躲闪闪

Collins English-English Dictionary

evade [ɪ'veɪd]
  1. 1. vb [mainly tr] to get away from or avoid (imprisonment, captors, etc); escape
  2. 2. vb to get around, shirk, or dodge (the law, a duty, etc)
  3. 3. vb [also intr] to avoid answering (a question)
  4. 4. vb [Etymology] C16: from French évader, from Latin evadere to go forth, from vadere to go

Examples

to evade a question
回避问题
to evade capture
逃脱擒拿
The illegal aliens used a number of methods to evade the border police.
一些不法外国人用一些方法避开边界警。
He used a dodge to evade the questions.
他搪塞一番,回避了问题。
He faked the symptoms of chronic fatigue syndrome to evade active service in the war.
他伪造慢性疲劳综合症的症状,来逃避在战争期间服兵役。

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