| 单词 | evasive action |
| 释义 | > as lemmas(to take) evasive action 2. Of actions or utterances: Tending to evasion; containing or characterized by evasion. Const. of. Esp. in (to take) evasive action: of a pilot, (to take) action designed to avoid having his aircraft attacked; hence, in general use, (to take) action to avoid any kind of trouble or unpleasantness. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > ability > skill or skilfulness > cunning > [adjective] > evasive > specifically of action or conduct shuffling1644 elusory1646 elusive1719 evasive1744 the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > evasive deception, shiftiness > [adjective] > of actions, words, etc. sly1387 sinister?1455 slippery1579 shuffling1644 evasorious1687 evasive1744 shiftya1863 the world > action or operation > safety > escape > [noun] > evasion or escape from threat > evasive action jouking1513 dodging1593 hide-and-seek1673 on the run?1679 (to take) evasive action1940 1744 G. Berkeley Siris (ESTC T72826) §107 Though evasive arts will, it is feared, prevail so long as distilled spirits of any kind are allowed. 1773 Ann. Reg. 1772 20/2 Terms apparently inoffensive, and evasive of their real and essential meaning. a1816 R. B. Sheridan School for Scandal (rev. ed.) iii. i, in Wks. (1821) II. 60 He has received nothing but evasive promises of future service. 1820 W. Scott Monastery I. x. 301 Objections, which the Sub-Prior treated as evasive. 1849 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. II. 451 The president, completely taken by surprise, stammered out a few evasive phrases. 1940 War Illustr. 10 Feb. 124/1 The formation opens out and we do a bit of dodging. ‘Evasive Action’ they call it in the official reports. 1941 M. W. Monks in Michie & Graebner Lights of Freedom iv. 58 Fighter pilots' combat reports include ‘I took evasive action’, and the W.A.A.F.s adopted it in describing their adventures on dates. 1961 J. Heller Catch-22 (1962) v. 49 There was no established procedure for evasive action. All you needed was fear. < as lemmas |
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