DODGE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary
Meaning of dodge in English
avoid Avoid swimming in areas where sharks are known to congregate. evade Please don’t think I’m trying to evade my responsibility. dodge He tried to dodge his military service. run away from I don't often run away from difficult decisions. shrink from I've never been one to shrink from a challenge. sidestep This is not a responsibility you can sidestep.
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(Definition of dodge from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
Examples of dodge
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It was the title of a fascinating email, one that had somehow dodged my spam filter.
He was charged with draft dodging, stripped of his title, kicked out of boxing, fined $10,000 and arrested.
He said some law enforcement officers will dodge these kinds of discussion because they are concerned with how it will be interpreted.
The question is, how good are viewers at identifying these "pivots" -- or, in the language of my people (journalists who ask questions), "dodges"?
One thing that gives them a boost: a plethora of tax loopholes and dodges that the rest of us can't even dream about.
It didn't seem to trouble him that we had to dodge cars while doing it.
What they sought to dodge may nevertheless be happening.
He declined to say what the punishment should be, dodging a question about whether it should be "10 years" in prison or something milder.
Summer reading -- in this case, summer reading about the science of the mind -- can be a lot more fun than dodging volleyballs on a beach.
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Translations of dodge
in Chinese (Traditional)
躲閃，避開, 回避，逃避, （巧妙而具欺騙性的）逃避…
in Chinese (Simplified)
躲闪，避开, 回避，逃避, （巧妙而具欺骗性的）逃避…
in Spanish
eludir, esquivar, evasión…
in Portuguese
escapar de, fugir de, sonegar…
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（人、もの）をさっとかわす, ～を上手に逃れる, すばやく身（み）をかわす…
yana çekilerek/hareket ederek kaçmak/kaçınmak/kurtulmak, sakınmak, kurtulmak…
esquiver, mouvement de côté, esquive…
esquivar, esquitllar-se, defugir…
ontwijken, ontwijkende beweging, foefje…
undvige, undgå, knibe uden om…
vika undan, hoppa åt sidan, smita…
mengelak, menepis, elakkan…
ausweichen, das Ausweichen, der Kniff…
ухилятися, ховатися, викрут…
увертываться, прокрадываться, увиливать…
uskočit, vyhnout se, uskočení…
mengelakkan, pengelakan, tipu muslihat…
เลี่ยง, การหลบหลีก, เล่ห์เหลี่ยม…
né tránh, sự lẩn tránh, mánh…
unikać, przemykać, wykręcać się od…
schivare, scansare, ripararsi…
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