evasive
英 [?'ve?s?v]
美[?'ves?v]
- adj. 逃避的；托辭的；推托的
TEM8GRE低頻詞擴(kuò)展詞匯
詞態(tài)變化
副詞:?evasively;名詞:?evasiveness;
英文詞源
- evasive (adj.)
- 1725 of persons; 1744 of actions, etc., from French évasif, from Latin evas-, past participle stem of evadere "to get away, escape" (see evasion). Related: Evasively; evasiveness. Evasive action is from 1940, originally in military aviation.
雙語例句
- 1. At least four high-flying warplanes had to take evasive action.
- 至少有4架高空飛行戰(zhàn)斗機(jī)不得不采取避讓行動。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. Direct questions would almost certainly result in evasive answers.
- 直接的提問得到的幾乎肯定會是含糊其詞的回答。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. He was evasive, to the point of secretiveness.
- 他含糊其辭，讓人覺得有意隱瞞。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. His evasive reply prompted me to ask another question.
- 他的含糊其辭的答復(fù)促使我又提了一個問題.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 5. If the bullets start coming this way, take evasive action.
- 如果子彈朝這邊打來, 就采取規(guī)避動作.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》