evade
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++e·vade /ɪˈveɪd/ ●○○ verb [transitive] 1 not talk about STH 不谈论某事物AVOID to avoid talking about something, especially because you are trying to hide something 回避谈论〔某事物，尤因试图隐瞒〕 → evasion I could tell that he was trying to evade the issue. 我看得出他在极力回避这个问题。 The minister evaded the question. 部长回避了那个问题。2 AVOIDnot do STH 不做某事 to not do or deal with something that you should do 逃避〔该做的事〕 → evasion You can’t go on evading your responsibilities in this way. 你不能这样继续逃避责任。 You’re simply trying to evade the problem. 你根本是在设法逃避问题。► see thesaurus at avoid3 AVOIDnot pay 不付钱 to avoid paying money that you ought to pay, for example tax 规避，逃避〔纳税等〕 → evasion Employers will always try to find ways to evade tax. 雇主总是会想方设法逃税。4 ESCAPEescape 逃脱 to escape from someone who is trying to catch you 躲避〔某人的追捕〕 She managed to evade the police. 她设法逃脱了警察的追捕。 So far he has evaded capture. 目前他尚未被擒。5 not achieve/understand 不成功/不理解 formalCAN'T if something evades you, you cannot do it or understand it 难倒；使困惑 SYN elude The subtleties of his argument evaded me. 他论点中的一些微妙之处我无法理解。→ See Verb table
Examples from the Corpus
evade• Today, these taxes are still levied by many Third World governments because they are straight forward to collect and hard to evade.• She hadn't rejected him the first time, though, just evaded a decision, wanting him to strengthen it somehow.• But by thus trying to evade a threatening situation, she nearly gets destroyed by it.• Politicians have come up with many tricks to evade campaign spending limits.• A yacht or fishing vessel would find it quite easy to evade our controls and could carry large amounts of contraband.• Hooligans often take care to evade police escorts and to slip into rival territories unobserved.• But will these stories actually help those who want to evade reform to change the subject?• Fisher pleaded guilty to evading taxes on $51,000 of income.• Clever businessmen often manage to evade taxes.• Could we evade the patrols on the roads?• Steve evaded the question when I asked him why he had left work so early.• The best interviewers make it impossible for politicians to evade the questions.evade ... issue• National leaders, when pressed, tried t6 hold the church together by evading the issue.• There was no point in evading the issue any longer.evade the problem• I am using this fact as an excuse to evade the problem and leave it out of the classification altogether.evaded capture• Four were soon recaptured, but two others, including Ricky Roberts, evaded capture.• For six years, Harris has evaded capture by federal agents.• Government officials have been eager to learn exactly when Hanssen was actively spying and how he evaded capture for so long.• Rámirez-Sánchez, tried inabsentia, had evaded capture since the murders in Paris on June 27,1975.From Longman Business Dictionaryevadee‧vade /ɪˈveɪd/ verb [transitive]TAXLAW to not do something that you should do according to the law, for example not paying taxHe was charged with evading $12.6 million of taxes. → compare avoid —evasion noun [uncountable]He is in prison for fraud, bribery, and tax evasion.→ See Verb tableOrigin evade (1500-1600) French évader, from Latin evadere, from vadere “to go, walk”e·vade verbChineseSyllable
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evade
e‧vade /ɪˈveɪd/
verb [transitive]
I could tell that he was trying to evade the issue.
The minister evaded the question.
2. NOT DO SOMETHING to not do or deal with something that you should do ⇨ evasion:
You can’t go on evading your responsibilities in this way.
You’re simply trying to evade the problem.
3. NOT PAY to avoid paying money that you ought to pay, for example tax ⇨ evasion:
Employers will always try to find ways to evade tax.
4. ESCAPE to escape from someone who is trying to catch you:
She managed to evade the police.
So far he has evaded capture.
5. NOT ACHIEVE/UNDERSTAND formal if something evades you, you cannot do it or understand it
SYN elude:
The subtleties of his argument evaded me.
■ to avoid doing something
▪avoid to find a way of not doing something that you should do: Some people will do anything to avoid work.
▪get out of something to avoid doing something you should do or something you promised to do. Get out of is more common than avoid in everyday spoken English: We promised we’d go – we can’t get out of it now.
▪wriggle out of something (also wiggle out of something American English) to avoid doing something you should do by making up excuses. Used to show disapproval: He always seems to wriggle out of helping with the kids.
▪evade formal to avoid doing something that legally or morally you should do – used especially about taxes or responsibilities: It is an offence to evade taxes. | The US cannot evade its responsibility for the war.
e‧vade /ɪˈveɪd/
verb [transitive] Date: 1500-1600
Language: French
Origin: évader, from Latin evadere, from vadere 'to go, walk'
1. NOT TALK ABOUT SOMETHING to avoid talking about something, especially because you are trying to hide something ⇨ evasion:Language: French
Origin: évader, from Latin evadere, from vadere 'to go, walk'
2. NOT DO SOMETHING to not do or deal with something that you should do ⇨ evasion:
3. NOT PAY to avoid paying money that you ought to pay, for example tax ⇨ evasion:
4. ESCAPE to escape from someone who is trying to catch you:
5. NOT ACHIEVE/UNDERSTAND formal if something evades you, you cannot do it or understand it
SYN elude:
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