evasive
英 [ɪ'veɪsɪv]
美[ɪ'vesɪv]
- adj. 逃避的；托辞的；推托的
词态变化
副词: evasively;名词: evasiveness;
英英释意
- 1. deliberately vague or ambiguous;
- "his answers were brief, constrained and evasive"
- "an evasive statement"
- 2. avoiding or escaping from difficulty or danger especially enemy fire;
- "pilots are taught to take evasive action"
- 3. skillful at eluding capture;
- "a cabal of conspirators, each more elusive than the archterrorist"- David Kline
英文词源
- 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.
实用场景例句
- ‘I'm not sure, ’ she replied evasively.
- “我不敢确定。”她躲躲闪闪地答道。
牛津词典
- 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。
牛津词典
- evasive answers/comments/replies
- 含糊其辞的回答 / 意见 / 答复
牛津词典
- 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。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- 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。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- 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。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- The pilot took evasive action to avoid a collision with the enemy aircraft.
- 驾驶员采取规避动作以免与敌机相撞.
辞典例句
- Whenever or wherever I see you next time I won't be timorous or evasive.
- 每当或下次无论我在何处看见你我将不会是胆怯的或逃避的.
期刊摘选
- I wasn't evasive in my reply.
- 我的回答并不躲躲闪闪.
期刊摘选
- But many doctors woefully evasive in talking with their patients.
- 但相当多的医生在和病人谈话时规避地厉害.
期刊摘选
- His evasive reply prompted me to ask another question.
- 他的含糊其辞的答复促使我又提了一个问题.
《简明英汉词典》
- As language, these passive statements are weak; as statements, they are evasive and vague.
- 作为语言, 这些被动句是软弱无力的; 作为说明, 它们又是含糊不可捉摸的.
辞典例句
- You can tell from his evasive language that he's got something to hide.
- 从他的闪烁其词能看出他分明是在掩饰什么.
期刊摘选
- She made some evasive reply.
- 她作了一个含糊的回答.
辞典例句
- The answers they receive from admission professionals often sound evasive disingenuous, and even haughty.
- 他们从招生专家那里得到的答案往往是推托的,不真诚的, 甚至傲慢的.
期刊摘选
- We did try to pin him down on his plans for the swimming pool, but he remained evasive.
- 我们确实想要他对他所拟订的游泳池计划表明态度, 但他总是闪烁其词.
《简明英汉词典》
- Balaam's donkey sees an angel and takes evasive action to protect Balaam.
- 巴兰的毛驴看见一位天使便躲避开以保护巴兰.
期刊摘选
- If the bullets start coming this way, take evasive action.
- 如果子弹朝这边打来, 就采取规避动作.
《简明英汉词典》
- He was so evasive that it was difficult for us to understand his real intentions.
- 16他讲得很转弯抹角,我们难以摸透他的真正用意.
期刊摘选
- In fact, he is an evasive and reluctant to admit.
- 实际上他是一种回避,不愿意承认.
期刊摘选
- He was evasive and noncommittal.
- 他闪闪烁烁,不肯说明确.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
- Daily requests led to evasive answers.
- 每天的不断的催促得到的是闪烁其词的答复.
辞典例句
- As for a political settlement in Laos, the North Vietnamese leaders remained evasive.
- 在老挝问题的政治解决方面, 北越领导人的态度仍然捉摸不定.
辞典例句
- On November 11 M Maisky brought to me Stalin's chilling and evasive reply to this message.
- 11月11日,麦斯基先生把斯大林对这封电报的冷淡的措词闪烁的复电交给了我.
辞典例句
- You attempt to get a girl's phone number and she's evasive about it.
- 你尝试着要一个女生的电话号码,但是她躲避你.
期刊摘选
- He seldom appears in public circumstance, he begins the quest of sedulous and evasive media.
- 他极少出现在公众场合, 他开始刻意回避媒体的追逐.
期刊摘选
- AI will now perform evasive maneuvering in close combat to mitigate damage unguided munitions ( micro ).
- 人工智能现在将会运行逃避的调遣在结束战斗镇静损害从不指导军需品 ( 微 ).
期刊摘选
- She gave an evasive answer.
- 她给了个模棱两可的回答.
《简明英汉词典》