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单词 evasive
释义 eva·sive
\-ās]iv, ]ēv also -āz] or ]əv\ adjective
Etymology: evasion + -ive
1.
 a. : tending to evade : not direct, candid, or forthright : equivocal
  < his answers were brief, constrained, and evasive — T.L.Peacock >
  < if one persists in merely asking for the truth, they suspect hidden motives and become evasive — Norman Douglas >
 b. : avoiding confrontation : shifty
  < the monotonous voice, evasive eyes, and grim, tired face — Peggy Durdin >
2.
 a. : not easily caught : elusive
  < dug vigorously for the evasive prey, half fish, half eel — Anne D.Sedgwick >
  < inspiration is not forever evasive — Warren Beck >
 b. : directed toward avoidance of or escape from enemy fire
  < mentioned … for skillful evasive tactics when … under attack by German night fighters — McGill News >
  — used especially in the phrase evasive action
  < all pilots are taught to take evasive action should their ammunition be exhausted — Keith Ayling >
 c. : escaping perception or definition : vague, nebulous, elusive
  < this menace from the north was intangible and evasive — John Buchan >
  < since she had been brought so close to reality she had had less patience with evasive idealism — Ellen Glasgow >
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