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Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th
evade
evade [evade evades evaded evading] BrE [ɪˈveɪd] NAmE [ɪˈveɪd] verb 1. ~ (doing) sth to escape from sb/sth or avoid meeting sb •For two weeks they evaded the press. •He managed to evade capture. 2. ~ (doing) sth to find a way of not doing sth, especially sth that legally or morally you should do •to evade payment of taxes •She is trying to evade all responsibility for her behaviour. •He never sought to evade his responsibilities. 3. to avoid dealing with or talking about sth •~ sth Come on, don't you think you're evading the issue? •~ doing sth to evade answering a question 4. ~ sb (formal)to not come or happen to sb Syn: ↑elude •The answer evaded him (= he could not think of it). see also ↑evasion, ↑evasive Verb forms: Word Origin: late 15th cent.: from French évader, from Latin evadere from e- (variant of ex-) ‘out of’ + vadere ‘go’. Thesaurus: evade verb T •She is trying to evade responsibility for her actions. avoid • • get out of sth • • sidestep • • fend sb/sth off • • skirt • |informal, disapproving dodge • • duck • • wriggle out of sth • • fudge • Opp: face evade/avoid/get out of/dodge/wriggle out of doing sth evade/avoid/dodge/duck/wriggle out of your responsibilities evade/avoid/sidestep/fend off/skirt round/dodge/duck a question evade/avoid/dodge taxes Example Bank: •Her response was simply to evade the problem altogether. •Responsibility could not be so easily evaded. •They narrowly evaded a police car which was approaching. •She is trying to evade all responsibility for her actions. •The defendant had tried to evade payment of taxes. •There is no point in evading the issue any longer. •to elude/evade detection/capture/the police/your pursuers
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