dodge
verbVerb Forms
Idioms | present simple I / you / we / they dodge | |
| he / she / it dodges | |
| past simple dodged | |
| past participle dodged | |
| -ing form dodging |
- [transitive, intransitive]
to move quickly and suddenly to one side in order to avoid somebody/something 閃開；躲開；避開 - dodge something
He ran across the road, dodging the traffic. 他躲開來往的車輛跑過馬路。 - (+ adv./prep.)
The girl dodged behind a tree to hide from the other children. 這女孩閃身躲到樹後不讓其他孩子看見。
Extra ExamplesShe ran quickly, dodging between the trees. 她飛快地跑着，躲在樹叢中。 She threw a heavy book and he just managed to dodge in time. 她扔了一本很重的書，他設法及時躲開了。 We had to dodge their missiles. 我們不得不躲避他們的導彈。 dodging in and out of the traffic 在車流中進進出出
- dodge something
- [transitive] (rather informal)
to avoid doing something, especially in a dishonest way （尤指不誠實地）逃避 - dodge something
He dodged his military service. 他弄虛作假逃避了服兵役。 Claims that he dodged the draft for the Vietnam War could damage his election chances. 他曾在越戰期間逃避兵役的說法恐怕會對他赢得競選不利。 - dodge doing something
She tried to dodge paying her taxes. 她想方設法逃稅。
- dodge something
Word Originmid 16th cent. (in the senses ‘dither’ and ‘haggle’): of unknown origin.
Idioms
dodge a/the bullet | dodge bullets
- (especially US English, informal)
to only just avoid getting hurt in a dangerous situation （尤指不誠實地）逃避 South Texas dodged a bullet with no direct hit from Hurricane Emily. 南德克薩斯躲過了艾米麗飓風沒有直接命中的子彈。 They dodged bullets and sniper fire to carry out their mission. 他們躲避子彈和狙擊手的射擊來執行任務。