not willing to give clear answers to a question 回避提问的；推托的；推诿的 evasive answers/comments/replies 含糊其词的回答／意见／答复 Tessa was evasive about why she had not been at home that night. 特萨对她那天晚上不在家的原因避而不谈。 John, normally so honest, was now being evasive in the extreme. 约翰平时很诚实，现在却极端回避。
Extra ExamplesHe was very evasive with me. 他对我闪烁其词。 His reply was curiously evasive. 他的回答奇怪地闪烁其词。 She was a bit evasive on this point. 在这一点上，她有点闪烁其词。 They remained evasive over their plans. 他们仍然回避他们的计划。
Oxford Collocations DictionaryEvasive is used with these nouns:- action
- manoeuvre
- reply
- …
Word Originearly 18th cent.: from Latin evas- ‘evaded’ (from the verb evadere) + -ive.
Idioms
take evasive action
to act in order to avoid danger or an unpleasant situation 采取回避行动（以避免危险或不愉快的处境） The pilot had to take evasive action to avoid a mid-air collision. 飞行员不得不采取规避动作来避免空中相撞。