avoid (someone or something) by a sudden quick movement 躲开 marchers had to dodge missiles thrown by loyalists. 行进的人们不得不躲开忠实者的投掷物。 ■[no obj., with adverbial of direction]move quickly to one side or out of the way 闪开;迅速让开 Adam dodged between the cars. 亚当在汽车间躲来闪去。 ■avoid (something) in a cunning or dishonest way 巧妙地躲避;用欺骗的方式躲避 he'd caught her dodging fares on the underground. 他曾抓到她在地铁上逃票。 ■[no obj.](of a bell in change-ringing) move one place contrary to the normal sequence, and then back again in the following round 按变换序列鸣钟
[often as noun dodging](Photography)expose (one area of a print) less than the rest during processing or enlarging (摄)(冲洗或放大时)局部遮光
noun
a sudden quick movement to avoid someone or something 闪躲 ■a cunning trick or dishonest act, in particular one intended to avoid something unpleasant (尤指逃避令人不快的某物)伎俩;欺骗行为 the grant system's widespread use as a tax dodge. 赠与制度被作为逃税伎俩的广泛使用。 ■the dodging of a bell in change-ringing 鸣钟的变序
语源
mid 16th cent. (in the senses 'dither' and 'haggle'): of unknown origin