dodge

dodge

D0318000 (dŏj)v. dodged, dodg·ing, dodg·es v.tr.1. To avoid (a blow, for example) by moving or shifting quickly aside.2. To evade (an obligation, for example) by cunning, trickery, or deceit: kept dodging the reporter's questions.3. To blunt or reduce the intensity of (a section of a photograph) by shading during the printing process.v.intr.1. To move aside or in a given direction by shifting or twisting suddenly: The child dodged through the crowd.2. To evade something by cunning, trickery, or deceit.n.1. The act of dodging: made a dodge to the left.2. A cunning or deceitful act intended to evade something or trick someone: a tax dodge. See Synonyms at wile.

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dodge

(dɒdʒ) vb1. to avoid or attempt to avoid (a blow, discovery, etc), as by moving suddenly2. to evade (questions, etc) by cleverness or trickery3. (Music, other) (intr) bell-ringing to make a bell change places with its neighbour when sounding in successive changes4. (Photography) (tr) photog to lighten or darken (selected areas on a print) by manipulating the light from an enlargern5. a plan or expedient contrived to deceive6. a sudden evasive or hiding movement7. a clever contrivance8. (Music, other) bell-ringing the act of dodging[C16: of unknown origin]

dodge

(dɒdʒ)

v. dodged, dodg•ing,
n. v.t. 1. to elude or evade by a sudden shift of position or by strategy; avoid. 2. (in printing a photograph) to shade (an area of a print) from exposure for a period while exposing the remainder of the print, in order to lighten or eliminate the area (sometimes fol. by out). v.i. 3. to move aside or change position suddenly, as to avoid a blow or get behind something. 4. to use evasive methods; prevaricate. n. 5. a quick, evasive movement, as a sudden jump away to avoid a blow or the like. 6. a clever scheme; shifty trick. 7. Slang. an occupation. [1560–70]

dodge

Past participle: dodged
Gerund: dodging

Imperative
dodge
dodge

Present
I dodge
you dodge
he/she/it dodges
we dodge
you dodge
they dodge

Preterite
I dodged
you dodged
he/she/it dodged
we dodged
you dodged
they dodged

Present Continuous
I am dodging
you are dodging
he/she/it is dodging
we are dodging
you are dodging
they are dodging

Present Perfect
I have dodged
you have dodged
he/she/it has dodged
we have dodged
you have dodged
they have dodged

Past Continuous
I was dodging
you were dodging
he/she/it was dodging
we were dodging
you were dodging
they were dodging

Past Perfect
I had dodged
you had dodged
he/she/it had dodged
we had dodged
you had dodged
they had dodged

Future
I will dodge
you will dodge
he/she/it will dodge
we will dodge
you will dodge
they will dodge

Future Perfect
I will have dodged
you will have dodged
he/she/it will have dodged
we will have dodged
you will have dodged
they will have dodged

Future Continuous
I will be dodging
you will be dodging
he/she/it will be dodging
we will be dodging
you will be dodging
they will be dodging

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been dodging
you have been dodging
he/she/it has been dodging
we have been dodging
you have been dodging
they have been dodging

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been dodging
you will have been dodging
he/she/it will have been dodging
we will have been dodging
you will have been dodging
they will have been dodging

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been dodging
you had been dodging
he/she/it had been dodging
we had been dodging
you had been dodging
they had been dodging

Conditional
I would dodge
you would dodge
he/she/it would dodge
we would dodge
you would dodge
they would dodge

Past Conditional
I would have dodged
you would have dodged
he/she/it would have dodged
we would have dodged
you would have dodged
they would have dodged

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	dodge - an elaborate or deceitful scheme contrived to deceive or evade; "his testimony was just a contrivance to throw us off the track"stratagem, contrivancescheme, strategy - an elaborate and systematic plan of actionplant - something planted secretly for discovery by another; "the police used a plant to trick the thieves"; "he claimed that the evidence against him was a plant"pump-and-dump scheme - an illegal scheme for making money by manipulating stock prices; the schemer persuades other people to buy the stock and then sells it himself as soon as the price of the stock riseswangle, wangling - an instance of accomplishing something by scheming or trickery
	2.	dodge - a quick evasive movementevasion - the act of physically escaping from something (an opponent or a pursuer or an unpleasant situation) by some adroit maneuver
	3.	dodge - a statement that evades the question by cleverness or trickerydodging, schemefalsehood, untruth, falsity - a false statement
Verb	1.	dodge - make a sudden movement in a new direction so as to avoid; "The child dodged the teacher's blow"move - move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion; "He moved his hand slightly to the right"
	2.	dodge - move to and fro or from place to place usually in an irregular course; "the pickpocket dodged through the crowd"move - move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion; "He moved his hand slightly to the right"
	3.	dodge - avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues); "He dodged the issue"; "she skirted the problem"; "They tend to evade their responsibilities"; "he evaded the questions skillfully"evade, hedge, sidestep, skirt, parry, fudge, circumvent, elude, duck, put offbeg - dodge, avoid answering, or take for granted; "beg the question"; "beg the point in the discussion"quibble - evade the truth of a point or question by raising irrelevant objectionsavoid - stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something; "Her former friends now avoid her"

dodge

verb1. duck, dart, swerve, sidestep, shoot, shift, turn aside, body-swerve (Scot.) We dodged behind a pillar.2. evade, avoid, escape, get away from, elude, body-swerve (Scot.), slip through the net of Thieves dodged the security system in the shop.3. avoid, hedge, parry, get out of, shun, evade, sidestep, circumvent, shirk He has repeatedly dodged the question.noun1. trick, scheme, ploy, trap, device, fraud, con (slang), manoeuvre, deception, scam (slang), gimmick, hoax, wheeze (Brit. slang), deceit, ruse, artifice, subterfuge, canard, feint, stratagem, contrivance, machination It was probably just a dodge to stop you going away.

dodge

verb1. To keep away from:avoid, burke, bypass, circumvent, duck, elude, escape, eschew, evade, get around, shun.Idioms: fight shy of, give a wide berth to, have no truck with, keep clear of.2. To avoid fulfilling or answering completely:duck, evade, hedge, sidestep, skirt.nounAn indirect, usually cunning means of gaining an end:artifice, deception, device, feint, gimmick, imposture, jig, maneuver, ploy, ruse, sleight, stratagem, subterfuge, trick, wile.Informal: shenanigan, take-in.

Translations

躲开躲避逃避的诡计闪躲伎俩

dodge

(dodʒ) verb to avoid (something) by a sudden and/or clever movement. She dodged the blow; He dodged round the corner out of sight; Politicians are very good at dodging difficult questions. 閃避 躲开，回避 noun1. an act of dodging. 閃避 闪躲，躲避 2. a trick. You'll never catch him – he knows every dodge there is. 逃脫的技倆 伎俩，推脱的计策，逃避的诡计 ˈdodgy adjective1. difficult or risky. Catching the 5.15 train after the meeting will be rather dodgy. 困難的，冒險的 困难的，冒险的 2. (of a person, organization etc) not trustworthy or safe, financially or otherwise. I think the whole business sounds a bit dodgy. 狡詐的 狡猾的

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