单词 | dodge | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
释义 | dodge1 verbdodge2 noun dodgedodge1 /dɒdʒ $ dɑːdʒ/ ●○○ verb ![]() ![]() VERB TABLE dodge
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES Thesaurus
Longman Language Activatorto avoid doing something that you should do► avoid Collocations · You can't go on avoiding your responsibilities forever.· Import duties on some goods can be avoided if you know how.avoid doing something · Do you think he's gone away to avoid talking to the police?· She's a good manager, because she never avoids dealing with the problems of her staff.· You may be able to avoid paying income tax on the money that you save. ► get out of something informal to avoid doing something that you should do or that you have promised to do: · I was supposed to stay at home with my baby sister today, but I'll try to get out of it.get out of doing something: · He always manages to get out of paying for the drinks. ► duck out of informal to avoid doing something that you have to do or have promised to do especially in a way that makes people not like or respect you: · It's illegal for these companies to duck out of their responsibilities by changing their names.duck out of doing something: · Miller has been widely criticized for trying to duck out on paying back the loans. ► wriggle out of/worm (your way) out of also weasel (your way) out of American to avoid doing something you should do by making up excuses: · He's somehow managed to wriggle out of watching the kids again.· Beth's trying to worm her way out of helping with the party.· You promised you'd take me, so don't try to weasel out of it. ► get around also get round British: get around a law/rule/regulation etc to find a legal way of not obeying a law or rule that prevents you from doing what you want to do: · Isn't there any way of getting round these regulations?· He gets around the fire codes by claiming the building is a private club and not a business. ► evade informal to avoid paying tax or obeying a law, in a way that is illegal or dishonest, or to avoid doing something that it is your duty to do: · Clever businessmen often manage to evade taxes.· Politicians have come up with many tricks to evade campaign spending limits. ► dodge informal to avoid paying something or doing something, especially in a dishonest way: · Through the help of powerful Senators, the firm has successfully dodged most federal environmental regulations.· During the Vietnam war, he moved to Canada to dodge the draft. to avoid being hit or seen► avoid to move so that you do not hit something or get hit by it: · I had to swerve to avoid the truck.avoid doing something: · Penny jumped out of the way to avoid being hit by the falling branch. ► get out of the way to move quickly in order to avoid something dangerous that is moving towards you: · "Get out of the way!" he yelled, as the truck rolled down the hill.get out of the way of: · She had to run to the sidewalk to get out of the way of the car. ► duck to move your head and the top part of your body down in order to avoid something: · I forgot to duck and hit my head on the branch.· Josie ducked and the vase smashed against the wall. ► dodge to avoid something or someone by moving sideways: · We had to run across some open ground, dodging the bullets.· He almost caught me, but I dodged and ran across the road.dodge behind/into/through: · When Kevin saw the soldiers, he dodged into an alley. to avoid a difficult question or subject► avoid to not talk about a subject or not answer a question, because you do not want to cause embarrassment or problems for yourself: · Try to avoid subjects like sex or religion that might offend people.· Typical politician! He just kept avoiding the question. ► evade to avoid a particular subject or a question because you are trying to hide something: · Steve evaded the question when I asked him why he had left work so early.· The best interviewers make it impossible for politicians to evade the questions. ► evasive someone who is evasive tries to avoid answering questions or explaining their plans, because they want to hide something: · When we asked him where his wife was, O'Hare suddenly became evasive.· All their questions were met with vague, evasive answers. ► dodge/duck/sidestep informal to avoid answering a question or talking about a subject, especially by talking about something else instead: · Once again the management dodged the issue of salary increases.· Even if you don't agree with him, you have to admit Senator Connors never ducks a question.· He sidestepped the question, and talked instead about plans for the future. ► beat about the bush British /beat around the bush American to avoid talking about the most important detail of something and talk about other details instead, because you are embarrassed, not confident etc: · Don't beat about the bush - get to the point.· If you want to leave, just say so instead of beating around the bush. ► shy away from to avoid a subject or problem, especially because you are afraid, embarrassed, or do not want to offend other people: · Parents often shy away from discussing sex with their children. COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY► dodged ... traffic 1[intransitive, transitive] to move quickly to avoid someone or something: ![]() ![]() (=when someone avoids an order to join the army, navy etc) COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► avoid/evade/dodge a question (=not give a direct answer)· He had skilfully evaded Margie’s questions. COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN► issue· Suddenly there was no need to dodge difficult issues any longer.· While research strives to remove this limit, products which dodge the issue are appearing.· Roith dodges questions on the issue.· But his aides insisted he wasn't dodging the issue.· Some couples dodge the whole issue of fidelity; they feel uncomfortable talking about it. ► question· Aware as I went she had dodged the crucial question.· Roith dodges questions on the issue.· Mr. Soley Is not the Minister dodging the question yet again? ► traffic· He crossed the road, dodging the traffic skilfully.· Suddenly he dashed across the street, dodging the traffic, and jumped on to a small motorbike.· Helen clutched Edward's arm as they dodged through the traffic. ![]() ![]() ![]() dodge1 verbdodge2 noun dodgedodge2 noun [countable] ![]() ![]() EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES Collocations
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY► tax dodge informal something dishonest that is done to avoid a rule or law: ![]() (=not give a direct answer)· He had skilfully evaded Margie’s questions. COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN► tax· No one in Clinton's administration has yet commented on the Wall Street tax dodge.· No doubt it's also a tax dodge. ![]() |
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