Tra từ parry - Từ điển LongMan Dictionary

par‧ry/ˈpæri/ verb (past tense and past participle parried, present participle parrying, third person singular parries)
[date : 1600-1700; Origin : Probably from French parez! 'prepare!', from parer; ⇨ pare]
1. [INTRANSITIVE AND TRANSITIVE]
to defend yourself against someone who is attacking you by pushing their weapon or hand to one side SYN deflect:
　 ▪ It is far easier to parry a direct blow than to stop it forcibly.

2. [TRANSITIVE]
to avoid answering a question that is difficult to answer or that someone does not want to answer:
　 ▪ He parried all her questions about his work.

—parry noun [COUNTABLE]

verb
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
▪ Clinton repeatedly parried questions from reporters on his personal finances.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪ Before Macready could thrust, Carradine parried perfectly.
▪ Clash keeper David Kramer was barely able to parry a 23-yard shot from the left side by Ted Chronopoulos.
▪ He slashed across his body to parry the attack of the man on the left.
▪ I could parry some of the weaker kids.
▪ In truth, I found her rather a pain on the subject and merely parried her constant questions about my job-hunting activities.
▪ The two then fenced at each other with their beaks, each parrying the other's thrust.