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evasive adj.逃避的；难以捉摸的；闪烁其词的 (1) 斯蒂芬不愿见他的姐姐，便立即采取规避动作，藏到床底下去了。(2) 他那对眼睛闪耀着一种灵活的难以捉摸的光芒。(3) 他闪烁其词的回答促使我提出又一个问题。(4) 从他的闪烁其词能看出他分明是在掩饰什么。 If you're dodging the truth and not giving straight answers, then you're being evasive. Which is probably not the best strategy when the police are asking the questions. From the French  évasif, it’s an adjective that describes someone who's being intentionally shifty or vague. But a concept that’s hard to pin down or comprehend can also be considered evasive.

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英 [ɪ'veɪsɪv] 美 [ɪ'veɪsɪv] (1) Stephen didn't want to see his sister, so he quickly took evasive action and hid under the bed.(2) His eyes gleamed with a smart, evasive light.(3) His evasive reply prompted me to ask him another question.(4) You can tell from his evasive language that he's got something to hide. To be evasive is to avoid something, whether it's a touchy subject or the person who's "it" in a game of tag. 1[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]回避的；避而不谈的；含糊其词的 If you describe someone as evasive, you mean that they deliberately avoid giving clear direct answers to questions. He was evasive about the circumstances of his first meeting with Stanley Dean...他避而不谈他和斯坦利·迪安第一次会面的情况。Direct questions would almost certainly result in evasive answers.直接的提问得到的几乎肯定会是含糊其词的回答。evasively'I can't possibly comment on that,' Paul said evasively.“我无法对此发表评论，”保罗闪烁其词地说。evasivenessShe looked at him closely to see if his evasiveness was intentional.她端详着他，想要知道他是否故意回避。2[PHRASE 短语]采取规避行动 If you take evasive action, you deliberately move away from someone or something in order to avoid meeting them or being hit by them.   [V inflects]At least four high-flying warplanes had to take evasive action.至少有4架高空飞行战斗机不得不采取避让行动。

英语单词	evasive
英美音标	英 [ɪ'veɪsɪv] 美 [ɪ'veɪsɪv]
中文释义	adj.逃避的；难以捉摸的；闪烁其词的
英语例句	(1) Stephen didn't want to see his sister, so he quickly took evasive action and hid under the bed. (2) His eyes gleamed with a smart, evasive light. (3) His evasive reply prompted me to ask him another question. (4) You can tell from his evasive language that he's got something to hide.
中文例句	(1) 斯蒂芬不愿见他的姐姐，便立即采取规避动作，藏到床底下去了。 (2) 他那对眼睛闪耀着一种灵活的难以捉摸的光芒。 (3) 他闪烁其词的回答促使我提出又一个问题。 (4) 从他的闪烁其词能看出他分明是在掩饰什么。
vocabulary简明	To be evasive is to avoid something, whether it's a touchy subject or the person who's "it" in a game of tag.
vocabulary扩展	If you're dodging the truth and not giving straight answers, then you're being evasive. Which is probably not the best strategy when the police are asking the questions. From the French évasif, it’s an adjective that describes someone who's being intentionally shifty or vague. But a concept that’s hard to pin down or comprehend can also be considered evasive.
柯林斯解释	1 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]回避的；避而不谈的；含糊其词的 If you describe someone as evasive, you mean that they deliberately avoid giving clear direct answers to questions. He was evasive about the circumstances of his first meeting with Stanley Dean... 他避而不谈他和斯坦利·迪安第一次会面的情况。 Direct questions would almost certainly result in evasive answers. 直接的提问得到的几乎肯定会是含糊其词的回答。 evasively 'I can't possibly comment on that,' Paul said evasively. “我无法对此发表评论，”保罗闪烁其词地说。 evasiveness She looked at him closely to see if his evasiveness was intentional. 她端详着他，想要知道他是否故意回避。 2 [PHRASE 短语]采取规避行动 If you take evasive action, you deliberately move away from someone or something in order to avoid meeting them or being hit by them. [V inflects] At least four high-flying warplanes had to take evasive action. 至少有4架高空飞行战斗机不得不采取避让行动。

Evasive Avoid Action Giving Questions Deliberately Direct Meeting