释义 |
dodge /doj/ intransitive verb- To start aside or shift about, to move out of the way of a blow, etc
- To evade or use mean tricks
- To shuffle or quibble
- (in change-ringing) to make two bells change order in the sequence (bellringing)
transitive verb- To evade (a blow, etc) by a sudden shift of place or position
- To evade by astuteness or deceit
noun- An evasion
- A trick, ruse, stratagem
- A quibble
- An instance of dodging (bellringing)
ORIGIN: Origin obscure dodgˈer noun - A person who dodges, a shirker
- A clever trickster
- A screen on a ship's bridge for shelter in rough weather
- Food, esp bread (dialect and Aust informal)
- An advertising leaflet (US)
dodgˈery noun Trickery dodgˈing noun (image technol) Manipulation of the light projected through a negative by an enlarger to lighten or darken selected parts of the resultant print dodgˈy adjective - Artful, tricky
- Difficult to do or carry out
- Risky, tricky
- Uncertain, unstable, unreliable
- Dishonest
- Dishonestly obtained
dodgeˈball noun A children's game in which players try to hit one another with a large ball dodge the column (slang) To evade one's duties |