sidestep
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++side·step /ˈsaɪdstep/ verb (sidestepped, sidestepping) 1 sidestep a problem/issue/question AVOIDto avoid dealing with something difficult 回避问题 The report sidesteps the environmental issues. 报告回避了环境问题。2. [intransitive, transitive]WALK to step quickly sideways to avoid being hit or walking into someone 横跨一步躲过，侧移一步闪开 —sidestep noun [countable]→ See Verb table
Examples from the Corpus
sidestep• But she sidesteps a question about her priorities in a time of limited funding.• Sprint, aiming to sidestep Bell lines, is turning to its cable partners.• Take particular trouble with any which might present you with difficulties and have a credible reply worked out to sidestep -problem areas.• The company says the process could sidestep some of the problems of conventional solar cells, such as cost and low efficiency.• Port and city officials have been trying to work out a deal that would sidestep the legal problems.• Furthermore, organizations may find themselves trying to sidestep the wrath of those who are disenfranchised.• Specifically, embryo screening has made it possible for families to sidestep their genetic fates.side·step verbChineseSyllable
dealing difficult something to avoid with Corpus
sidestep
side‧step /ˈsaɪdstep/
verb (past tense and past participle sidestepped, present participle sidestepping)
1. sidestep a problem/issue/question to avoid dealing with something difficult:
The report sidesteps the environmental issues.
2. [intransitive and transitive] to step quickly sideways to avoid being hit or walking into someone
—sidestep noun [countable]
side‧step /ˈsaɪdstep/
verb (past tense and past participle sidestepped, present participle sidestepping)1. sidestep a problem/issue/question to avoid dealing with something difficult:
2. [intransitive and transitive] to step quickly sideways to avoid being hit or walking into someone
—sidestep noun [countable]