
Xem thêm: hedge, fudge, put off, circumvent, parry, elude, skirt, dodge, duck, sidestep, elude, bilk
evade verb
1 escape
ADV. narrowly They narrowly evaded a police car which was approaching. | successfully
VERB + EVADE attempt to, try to | manage to He managed to evade capture and escaped over the border.
2 avoid dealing with sth
ADV. simply Her response was simply to evade the problem altogether. | carefully, skilfully | easily Responsibility could not be so easily evaded. | altogether
VERB + EVADE attempt to, try to
v.
He dodged the issue
she skirted the problem
They tend to evade their responsibilities
he evaded the questions skillfully
The thief eluded the police
This difficult idea seems to evade her
The event evades explanation
This man always hesitates and evades
The con man always evades