| 单词 | evasive |
| 释义 | evasive (ɪveɪsɪv ) 1. adjective If you describe someone as evasive, you mean that they deliberately avoid giving clear direct answers to questions. He was evasive about the circumstances of his first meeting with Stanley Dean. [+ about] Direct questions would almost certainly result in evasive answers. Synonyms: deceptive, misleading, indirect, cunning evasively adverb [ADVERB with verb] 'I can't possibly comment on that,' Paul said evasively. evasiveness uncountable noun [oft poss NOUN] She looked at him closely to see if his evasiveness was intentional. 2. take evasive action phrase If you take evasive action, you deliberately move away from someone or something in order to avoid meeting them or being hit by them. At least four high-flying warplanes had to take evasive action. Collocations: evasive manoeuvre The on-board artificial intelligence triggers an evasive manoeuvre if a crash seems likely. Times, Sunday Times The aircraft stalled during the evasive manoeuvre and crashed into the mountain. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He cites an eyewitness who claims the co-pilot had agreed to take a camera with him, which he may have been operating at the time of the evasive manoeuvre. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Both destroyers made high-speed evasive manoeuvres, fired hundreds of cannon shells and launched depth charges. Times, Sunday Times He was allocated his own vehicle full-time and his driver took an advanced course in evasive manoeuvres. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 避而不谈的 Japanese: はぐらかすような |
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