dodge
v
1 [I, Ipr, Ip, Tn]
move quickly and suddenly to one side in order to avoid (sb/sth) 閃開; 躲開; 躲避
He dodged to left and right as the gunman opened fire. 持槍歹徒開火時他東躲西閃.
She dodged round the corner. 她在角落處躲躲閃閃.
(fig 比喻) I'll leave early so as to dodge the rush-hour. 我要早早動身以 避過交通擁擠時間.
2 [Tn, Tg] (infml 口) avoid doing (sth) by cleverness or trickery 施計避免做(某事物)
dodge military service 逃避兵役
dodge awkward questions 回避令人尷尬的問題
He always manages to dodge doing the housework. 他總是千方百計避免做家務.
dodge n
1 (usu sing 通常作單數) quick movement to avoid sb/sth 躲閃; 閃避; 躲避
make a sudden dodge to the right 突然向右一閃.
2 (infml 口) clever trick; way of avoiding sth 妙計; 避免某事物的方法: a tax dodge 偷稅的伎倆
She's up to all the dodges, ie knows and uses them all. 她總是有躲避的方法.
?? 擴展釋義
*[d?d?]vt. 避開, 躲避vi. 避開, 躲避n. 詭計, 躲藏【法】 推托, 搪塞, 躲避相關詞組: on the dodge
?? 同為「公共英語」詞匯
straightenvt.& vi. 變直,把…弄直;整理,整頓;使…改正;使…好轉;
vi. 變好起來;
Wait, Shylock. The law of Venice says that if anyone tries to kill or murder any citizen of Venice, everything that he owns shall be taken away from him.
等一等,夏洛克。威尼斯的法律規定任何企圖殺害或謀害任何威尼斯公民的人,他所有的一切必須被沒收。
Through my hands and fingers, I heard the sounds that one hears on a farm, the noises made by cows, horses, chickens and pigs.