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dodge

(dɒdʒ)

Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular presenttense dodges, present participle dodging, past tense, past participle dodged

1. verb

If you dodge, you move suddenly, often to avoid being hit, caught, or seen.

He dodged amongst the seething crowds of men. [VERB preposition/adverb]

We dodged behind a pillar out of sight of the tourists. [VERB preposition/adverb]

Synonyms: duck [informal], dart, swerve, sidestep More Synonyms of dodge

2. verb

If you dodge something, you avoid it by quickly moving aside or out of reach so that it cannot hit or reach you.

He desperately dodged a speeding car trying to run him down. [VERB noun]

3. verb

If you dodge something, you deliberately avoid thinking about it or dealing with it, often by being deceitful.

He boasts of dodging military service by feigning illness. [VERB noun]

Many struggling firms are ready to break the law by dodging tax.

Dodge is also a noun.

This was not just a tax dodge.

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dodge in British English

(dɒdʒ)

verb

to avoid or attempt to avoid (a blow, discovery, etc), as by moving suddenly

to evade (questions, etc) by cleverness or trickery

3. (intransitive) bell-ringing

to make a bell change places with its neighbour when sounding in successive changes

4. (transitive) photography

to lighten or darken (selected areas on a print) by manipulating the light from an enlarger

noun

a plan or expedient contrived to deceive

a sudden evasive or hiding movement

a clever contrivance

8. bell-ringing

the act of dodging

Word origin

C16: of unknown origin

dodge in American English

(dɑdʒ)

verb intransitiveWord forms: dodged or ˈdodging

to move or twist quickly aside; shift suddenly, as to avoid a blow

to use tricks, deceits, or evasions; be shifty

verb transitive

to avoid (a blow, etc.) by moving or shifting quickly aside

to evade (a question, charge, etc.) by trickery, cleverness, etc.

to avoid meeting

6. Photography

to lighten an area on (a print) to achieve a shading effect by blocking light in selected areas during an exposure, as in enlargement

noun

a dodging

a trick used in evading or cheating

a clever or resourceful device, plan, etc.

Word origin

? akin to Scot dod, to jog: for IE base see dodder1

Examples of 'dodge' in a sentence
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His aides have dodged questions over how the calls have been kept secure.Given the tightrope she faced it is not surprising she tried to dodge the question.The populist leader has dodged the issue of whether he will refuse a judicial summons to answer questions in the dock.The proposal would apply to accountants, tax planners and advisers involved in failed schemes to dodge tax.The conductor and musicians politely dodged the question.Scunny will do well to dodge the drop.Some sleep in cars raised off their wheels to dodge road tax.The firm is also accused of dodging tax laws by paying workers cash in hand.Critics say that too often he continues to dodge difficult issues.And all parties knew they had dodged the question.

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British English: dodge /dɒdʒ/ VERB

If you dodge somewhere, you move there suddenly to avoid being hit, caught, or seen.

We dodged behind a pillar out of sight of the tourists.

American English: dodge
Arabic: يُرَاوِغُ
Brazilian Portuguese: esquivar-se
Chinese: 躲开
Croatian: izbjeći
Czech: uskočit
Danish: springe til siden
Dutch: ontwijken
European Spanish: apartarse
Finnish: väistää
French: éviter
German: ausweichen
Greek: αποφεύγω με ελιγμό
Italian: schivare
Japanese: さっと身をかわして避ける
Korean: 재빨리 몸을 비키다
Norwegian: unnvike
Polish: odskoczyć
European Portuguese: esquivar-se
Romanian: a evita
Russian: увертываться
Latin American Spanish: esquivar
Swedish: undvika
Thai: หลบหลีก
Turkish: kenara kaçmak
Ukrainian: ухилятися
Vietnamese: né tránh

Chinese translation of 'dodge'

dodge

(dɔdʒ)

vt

[blow, ball, car] 躲开(開) (duǒkāi)
[tax, military service] 逃避 (táobì)
[question, issue etc] 搪塞 (tángsè)

vi

躲闪(閃) (duǒshǎn)

n (c)

(= trick) 诡(詭)计(計) (guǐjì) (个(個), gè)
to dodge out of the way 躲开(開) (duǒkāi)

1 (verb) in the sense of duck

Definition

to avoid being hit, caught, or seen by moving suddenly

We dodged behind a pillar.

Synonyms

duck (informal)

He had ducked the confrontation.

dart

She darted a sly glance at him.

swerve

Drivers swerved to avoid the debris.

sidestep

He was trying to sidestep responsibility.

shoot

They had almost reached the boat when a figure shot past them.

shift

The entire pile shifted and slid, thumping onto the floor.

turn aside

body-swerve

2 (verb) in the sense of evade

Definition

to evade by cleverness or trickery

Thieves dodged the security system in the shop.

Synonyms

evade

He managed to evade the police for six months.

avoid

He had ample time to swerve and avoid the hedgehog.

escape

He was lucky to escape serious injury.

get away from

elude

The thieves managed to elude the police for months.

body-swerve

slip through the net of

3 (verb) in the sense of avoid

Definition

to evade by cleverness or trickery

He has repeatedly dodged the question.

Synonyms

avoid

hedge

When asked about his involvement, he hedged.

parry

He parried questions about his involvement in the affair.

get out of

shun

From that time forward everybody shunned him.

evade

Mr Patel denied that he was evading the question.

sidestep

circumvent (formal)

Military rulers tried to circumvent the treaty.

shirk

We will not shirk the task of considering the need for further action.

fend off

(noun) in the sense of trick

Definition

a cunning and deceitful trick

It was probably just a dodge to stop you going away.

Synonyms

trick

That was a really mean trick.

scheme

a quick money-making scheme

ploy

a cynical marketing ploy

trap

He was trying to decide whether the question was a trap.

device

His actions are obviously a device to buy time.

fraud

He never wrote the letter; it was a fraud.

con (slang)

I am afraid you have been the victim of a con.

manoeuvre

manoeuvres to block the electoral process

deception

You've been the victim of a rather cruel deception.

scam (slang)

gimmick

It's just a public relations gimmick.

hoax

His claim to have a bomb was a hoax.

wheeze (British, slang)

She came up with a clever wheeze to get round the problem.

deceit

The suspect was found guilty of theft, fraud and deceit on an incredible scale.

ruse

This was a ruse to divide them.

artifice

the artifice and illusion of sleight-of-hand card tricks

subterfuge

Most people can see right through that type of subterfuge.

canard

feint

a tiny feint or lunge to one side

stratagem

a competitive stratagem to secure customer loyalty

contrivance

It is nothing more than a contrivance to raise prices.

machination

the political machinations that brought him to power

fastie (Australian, slang)

Additional synonyms

in the sense of artifice

Definition

a clever trick

the artifice and illusion of sleight-of-hand card tricks

Synonyms

cunning,

scheming,

trick,

device,

craft,

tactic,

manoeuvre,

deception,

hoax,

expedient,

ruse,

guile,

trickery,

duplicity,

subterfuge,

stratagem,

contrivance,

chicanery,

wile,

craftiness,

artfulness,

slyness,

machination,

dodge

in the sense of circumvent

Definition

to avoid or get round (a rule, restriction, etc.)

Military rulers tried to circumvent the treaty.

Synonyms

evade,

bypass,

elude,

steer clear of,

sidestep

in the sense of con

I am afraid you have been the victim of a con.

Synonyms

swindle,

trick,

fraud,

deception,

scam (slang),

sting (informal),

bluff,

canard,

fastie (Australian, slang)

Synonyms of 'dodge'

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单词	dodge
释义	Trends of dodge View usage for: dodge (dɒdʒ) Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular presenttense dodges, present participle dodging, past tense, past participle dodged 1. verb If you dodge, you move suddenly, often to avoid being hit, caught, or seen. He dodged amongst the seething crowds of men. [VERB preposition/adverb] We dodged behind a pillar out of sight of the tourists. [VERB preposition/adverb] Synonyms: duck [informal], dart, swerve, sidestep More Synonyms of dodge 2. verb If you dodge something, you avoid it by quickly moving aside or out of reach so that it cannot hit or reach you. He desperately dodged a speeding car trying to run him down. [VERB noun] 3. verb If you dodge something, you deliberately avoid thinking about it or dealing with it, often by being deceitful. He boasts of dodging military service by feigning illness. [VERB noun] Many struggling firms are ready to break the law by dodging tax. Dodge is also a noun. This was not just a tax dodge. More Synonyms of dodge dodge in British English (dɒdʒ) verb 1. to avoid or attempt to avoid (a blow, discovery, etc), as by moving suddenly 2. to evade (questions, etc) by cleverness or trickery 3. (intransitive) bell-ringing to make a bell change places with its neighbour when sounding in successive changes 4. (transitive) photography to lighten or darken (selected areas on a print) by manipulating the light from an enlarger noun 5. a plan or expedient contrived to deceive 6. a sudden evasive or hiding movement 7. a clever contrivance 8. bell-ringing the act of dodging Word origin C16: of unknown origin dodge in American English (dɑdʒ) verb intransitiveWord forms: dodged or ˈdodging 1. to move or twist quickly aside; shift suddenly, as to avoid a blow 2. to use tricks, deceits, or evasions; be shifty verb transitive 3. to avoid (a blow, etc.) by moving or shifting quickly aside 4. to evade (a question, charge, etc.) by trickery, cleverness, etc. 5. to avoid meeting 6. Photography to lighten an area on (a print) to achieve a shading effect by blocking light in selected areas during an exposure, as in enlargement noun 7. a dodging 8. a trick used in evading or cheating 9. a clever or resourceful device, plan, etc. Word origin ? akin to Scot dod, to jog: for IE base see dodder1 Examples of 'dodge' in a sentence dodge His aides have dodged questions over how the calls have been kept secure. Times, Sunday Times (2016) Given the tightrope she faced it is not surprising she tried to dodge the question. Times, Sunday Times (2017) The populist leader has dodged the issue of whether he will refuse a judicial summons to answer questions in the dock. Times, Sunday Times (2016) The proposal would apply to accountants, tax planners and advisers involved in failed schemes to dodge tax. Times, Sunday Times (2016) The conductor and musicians politely dodged the question. Times, Sunday Times (2011) Scunny will do well to dodge the drop. The Sun (2011) Some sleep in cars raised off their wheels to dodge road tax. The Sun (2016) The firm is also accused of dodging tax laws by paying workers cash in hand. The Sun (2009) Critics say that too often he continues to dodge difficult issues. Times, Sunday Times (2014) And all parties knew they had dodged the question. Times, Sunday Times (2016) Latics famously dodged the drop on the final day in each of the last two seasons. The Sun (2012) But the issue is dodged at the end. The Sun (2012) And he claims there was more pressure trying to dodge the drop last season. The Sun (2016) He has been dodging deportation for 6½ years. The Sun (2012) So sadistic, remorseless brutes cannot dodge true justice for their savagery. The Sun (2015) It was a dodge to avoid laws forcing the Party to name major donors. The Sun (2006) That allows him to dodge questions about bid talks, although his opinion is clear. Times, Sunday Times (2006) He dodged justice for 50 years by changing his name. The Sun (2008) He was facing a bill for more than 100,000 after dodging income tax for decades. The Sun (2010) You will also dodge the crowds if you avoid Swedish public holidays. The Sun (2015) Nor does he dodge the awkward question - whether smaller schools can be justified economically. Times, Sunday Times (2008) THOUSANDS of foreign criminals dodge deportation by playing the system, a minister has admitted. The Sun (2015) The big global banks sport hundreds of them: not just to dodge taxes but to escape financial regulations, too. Times, Sunday Times (2016) In other languages dodge British English: dodge /dɒdʒ/ VERB If you dodge somewhere, you move there suddenly to avoid being hit, caught, or seen. We dodged behind a pillar out of sight of the tourists. American English: dodge Arabic: يُرَاوِغُ Brazilian Portuguese: esquivar-se Chinese: 躲开 Croatian: izbjeći Czech: uskočit Danish: springe til siden Dutch: ontwijken European Spanish: apartarse Finnish: väistää French: éviter German: ausweichen Greek: αποφεύγω με ελιγμό Italian: schivare Japanese: さっと身をかわして避ける Korean: 재빨리 몸을 비키다 Norwegian: unnvike Polish: odskoczyć European Portuguese: esquivar-se Romanian: a evita Russian: увертываться Latin American Spanish: esquivar Swedish: undvika Thai: หลบหลีก Turkish: kenara kaçmak Ukrainian: ухилятися Vietnamese: né tránh Chinese translation of 'dodge' dodge (dɔdʒ) vt [blow, ball, car] 躲开(開) (duǒkāi) [tax, military service] 逃避 (táobì) [question, issue etc] 搪塞 (tángsè) vi 躲闪(閃) (duǒshǎn) n (c) (= trick) 诡(詭)计(計) (guǐjì) (个(個), gè) to dodge out of the way 躲开(開) (duǒkāi) 1 (verb) in the sense of duck Definition to avoid being hit, caught, or seen by moving suddenly We dodged behind a pillar. Synonyms duck (informal) He had ducked the confrontation. dart She darted a sly glance at him. swerve Drivers swerved to avoid the debris. sidestep He was trying to sidestep responsibility. shoot They had almost reached the boat when a figure shot past them. shift The entire pile shifted and slid, thumping onto the floor. turn aside body-swerve 2 (verb) in the sense of evade Definition to evade by cleverness or trickery Thieves dodged the security system in the shop. Synonyms evade He managed to evade the police for six months. avoid He had ample time to swerve and avoid the hedgehog. escape He was lucky to escape serious injury. get away from elude The thieves managed to elude the police for months. body-swerve slip through the net of 3 (verb) in the sense of avoid Definition to evade by cleverness or trickery He has repeatedly dodged the question. Synonyms avoid hedge When asked about his involvement, he hedged. parry He parried questions about his involvement in the affair. get out of shun From that time forward everybody shunned him. evade Mr Patel denied that he was evading the question. sidestep circumvent (formal) Military rulers tried to circumvent the treaty. shirk We will not shirk the task of considering the need for further action. fend off (noun) in the sense of trick Definition a cunning and deceitful trick It was probably just a dodge to stop you going away. Synonyms trick That was a really mean trick. scheme a quick money-making scheme ploy a cynical marketing ploy trap He was trying to decide whether the question was a trap. device His actions are obviously a device to buy time. fraud He never wrote the letter; it was a fraud. con (slang) I am afraid you have been the victim of a con. manoeuvre manoeuvres to block the electoral process deception You've been the victim of a rather cruel deception. scam (slang) gimmick It's just a public relations gimmick. hoax His claim to have a bomb was a hoax. wheeze (British, slang) She came up with a clever wheeze to get round the problem. deceit The suspect was found guilty of theft, fraud and deceit on an incredible scale. ruse This was a ruse to divide them. artifice the artifice and illusion of sleight-of-hand card tricks subterfuge Most people can see right through that type of subterfuge. canard feint a tiny feint or lunge to one side stratagem a competitive stratagem to secure customer loyalty contrivance It is nothing more than a contrivance to raise prices. machination the political machinations that brought him to power fastie (Australian, slang) Additional synonyms in the sense of artifice Definition a clever trick the artifice and illusion of sleight-of-hand card tricks Synonyms cunning, scheming, trick, device, craft, tactic, manoeuvre, deception, hoax, expedient, ruse, guile, trickery, duplicity, subterfuge, stratagem, contrivance, chicanery, wile, craftiness, artfulness, slyness, machination, dodge in the sense of circumvent Definition to avoid or get round (a rule, restriction, etc.) Military rulers tried to circumvent the treaty. Synonyms evade, bypass, elude, steer clear of, sidestep in the sense of con I am afraid you have been the victim of a con. Synonyms swindle, trick, fraud, deception, scam (slang), sting (informal), bluff, canard, fastie (Australian, slang) Synonyms of 'dodge' dodge Explore 'dodge' in the dictionary
随便看	to have time/money to spare to have to do with to have to hand it to sb to have toothache to have trouble doing sth to have words (with sb) to have worms to have yet to do sth to have your back to the wall with your back to the wall to have your cake and eat it to have your hands full to have your two penn'orth to have your work cut out to-have-your-work-cut-out to hazard a guess that ... to heap praise/criticism on sb to heap sth on sth to hear about sth/sb to hear from sb to hear sb doing sth to hear sb out to hear sth (at) second-hand to hear that ... to heave a sigh to heave a sigh of relief

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