evasion

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托福GRE Collins 1

英文释义

n. a statement that is not literally false but that cleverly avoids an unpleasant truth
n. the deliberate act of failing to pay money
n. nonperformance of something distasteful (as by deceit or trickery) that you are supposed to do
n. the act of physically escaping from something (an opponent or a pursuer or an unpleasant situation) by some adroit maneuver

中文翻译

n. 逃避, 藉口
[法] 回避, 规避, 逃避

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记忆技巧

evasion 由词根 vade（意为“走”）和前缀 e-（意为“向外”）组成，整体意思是“逃避”或“躲避”，可以理解为“走开”。

例句

1. The politician's evasion of questions made the public suspicious.
这位政治家对问题的回避让公众产生了怀疑。
2. She used evasion to avoid discussing her personal life.
她用回避来避免谈论她的私人生活。
3. His evasion of responsibility has upset his friends.
他对责任的回避让他的朋友们感到不满。

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