| 英语单词 | evasion |
|---|---|
| 英美音标 | 英 [ɪ'veɪʒn] 美 [ɪ'veɪʒn] |
| 中文释义 | n.逃避;躲避;借口 |
| 英语例句 | (1) The senate was censured for income tax evasion. (2) The senate was censured for income tax evasion . (3) The fox's clever evasion of the dogs. (4) Voters are tired of listening to lies and evasions. |
| 中文例句 | (1) 这名参议员因逃避缴纳所得税而受到指责。 (2) 这名参议员因逃避缴纳所得税而受到指责。 (3) 狐狸狡猾地躲避狗。 (4) 选举人厌倦了谎言和借口。 |
| vocabulary简明 | Evasion is the act of physically escaping from something, like your evasion of your ex-girlfriend at the prom — you kept dancing. Now that's fancy footwork. |
| vocabulary扩展 | Evasion also means "dodging something you are supposed to do" like your evasion of your chores by pretending to be sick. Evasion can also mean "the deliberate act of failing to pay money," like tax evasion, not paying your taxes. Though evasion comes from the Latin word evadere, "to escape," if you owe the government money, you'll surely be caught eventually. |
| 柯林斯解释 | 1 [N-VAR 可变名词]逃避;规避 Evasion means deliberately avoiding something that you are supposed to do or deal with. [usu with supp]
2 [N-VAR 可变名词]回避;避而不谈;避而不答 If you accuse someone of evasion when they have been asked a question, you mean that they are deliberately avoiding giving a clear direct answer.
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