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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary
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Collins English-English Dictionary
- evade [ɪ'veɪd]
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1.
vb
[mainly tr]
to get away from or avoid (imprisonment, captors, etc); escape
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2.
vb
to get around, shirk, or dodge (the law, a duty, etc)
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3.
vb
[also intr]
to avoid answering (a question)
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4.
vb
[Etymology]
C16: from French évader, from Latin
e va dere to go forth, from va dere to go
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1.
vb
[mainly tr]
to get away from or avoid (imprisonment, captors, etc); escape
Examples
- to evade a pursuer
- 逃避追踪者 → evade
- to evade a question
- 回避问题 → evade
- to evade payment of a tax
- 逃税 → evade
- to evade capture
- 逃脱擒拿 → evade
- 避而不谈
- evade the question; avoid the subject; keep silent about the matter → 避
- 避讳这个问题
- evade the issue → 避讳
- 你是负责人，你怎么能对这个问题不置可否?
- You are in charge of the job. How could you evade the issue? → 不置可否
- 规避问题的实质
- evade the substance of the issue → 规避
- 回避要害问题
- evade (or sidestep) the crucial question → 要害
- 逃避斗争
- evade struggle → 逃避
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