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evasion

英 [ɪ'veɪʒ(ə)n] 美[ɪ'veʒn]
  • n. 逃避;回避;借口

英英释意


1. a statement that is not literally false but that cleverly avoids an unpleasant truth
2. the deliberate act of failing to pay money;
"his evasion of all his creditors"
"he was indicted for nonpayment"
3. nonperformance of something distasteful (as by deceit or trickery) that you are supposed to do;
"his evasion of his clear duty was reprehensible"
"that escape from the consequences is possible but unattractive"
4. the act of physically escaping from something (an opponent or a pursuer or an unpleasant situation) by some adroit maneuver