单词 | dodge |
释义 | dodge v. & n. --v   1. intr. (often foll. by about, behind, round) move quickly to one side or quickly change position, to elude a pursuer, blow, etc. (dodged behind the chair).   2. tr. a evade by cunning or trickery (dodged paying the fare). b elude (a pursuer, opponent, blow, etc.) by a sideward movement etc.   3. tr. Austral. sl. acquire dishonestly.   4. intr. (of a bell in change-ringing) move one place contrary to the normal sequence. --n   1. a quick movement to avoid or evade something.   2. a clever trick or expedient.   3. the dodging of a bell in change-ringing. Phrases and idioms dodge the column see COLUMN. Etymology: 16th c.: orig. unkn. |
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