词汇 | sidestep |
释义 | sidestep verb[ I or T ] uk /ˈsaɪd.step/ us /ˈsaɪd.step/-pp- to step to the side in order to avoid something, especially being hit: 横跨一步躲开;侧步避让 He sidestepped the blow/the tackle.他侧步避开了攻击/阻截。 to avoid talking about a subject, especially by starting to talk about something else: (尤指通过开始谈论别的事情)回避(某个话题) The speaker sidestepped the question by saying that it would take him too long to answer it.演讲者借口说回答要很长时间而回避了这个问题。 to avoid doing something avoidAvoid swimming in areas where sharks are known to congregate. evadePlease don’t think I’m trying to evade my responsibility. dodgeHe tried to dodge his military service. run away fromI didn't often run away from difficult decisions. shrink fromI've never been one to shrink from a challenge. sidestepThis is not a responsibility you can sidestep. Moving in order to avoid contact avoid avoid something like the plagueidiom avoidance bypass circumnavigate clear dodge duck and dodge (something)idiom duck and weaveidiom evasive action evasively evasiveness fall jump shrug shrug away skirt steer steer clear of someone/somethingidiom weave You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Digressing and being indirect or evasive sidestep | American Dictionarysidestep verb[ I/T ] us/ˈsɑɪdˌstep/-pp- to avoid something: [ T ]The developer tried to sidestep city building rules. [ T ]She skillfully sidestepped questions about her past. A person or animal who sidesteps moves quickly to the side. Examples of sidestepsidestep The thankless and probably fruitless effort to estimate the proportion of oats eaten by people and horses can be sidestepped by simply providing the limits of the argument. To oppose the notion of pictures displayed in primary visual cortex, however, sidesteps the deeper issue of whether human cognition involves more than one representational format. In order to adapt to the functions of climbing stairs and spanning sidesteps, there are two articulations on both the front and the rear of the bodywork. Correspondingly, even if the interviewer recognizes that the question has been sidestepped, he or she may decide to "let it pass" in the interest of moving the interview along. Since encoder sensors are used, the mobile robot must move on planar ground and once it undergoes staircases or sidesteps, this automatic returning function will be disabled. Although he suggests a resolution to the conflict between religious truth-claims, by focusing on the fruits of religion, this approach clearly sidesteps rather than resolves the problem. The nuclear issue can no longer be dealt with by sidestepping public opinion, which is increasingly unfavourable towards it. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English He neatly sidestepped the question by saying that some of the figures that he would produce would be reassuring. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 When he sits down exhausted, the problems have been neatly sidestepped, and no more. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He did not answer, but sidestepped the request. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 When it is ignored, undermined or sidestepped by key international players, its ability to do what those who formed it intended is dramatically reduced. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 All of these have been conceived precisely for the purpose of sidestepping the capital adequacy and transparency requirements we impose on banks. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English Most of them he answered, but one or two, quite understandably, he sidestepped and avoided answering. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 A cap on party funding nationally will have no effect if it can be sidestepped in the first six months of a campaign. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The breathalyser had to come because certain juries sidestepped from their duty. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of sidestep These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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