evasion

英 [ɪˈveɪʒn]

美 [ɪˈveɪʒn]

n.  躲避; 规避; 逃避; 回避; 遁词; 借口; 托词

复数：evasions　

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Collins.1 / BNC.11430 / COCA.13087

牛津词典

noun

• 躲避；规避；逃避；回避
  the act of avoiding sb or of avoiding sth that you are supposed to do
  1. His behaviour was an evasion of his responsibilities as a father.
     他的行为是逃避为父之责。
  2. She's been charged with tax evasion .
     她被控逃税。
• 遁词；借口；托词
  a statement that sb makes that avoids dealing with sth or talking about sth honestly and directly
  1. His speech was full of evasions and half-truths.
     他的发言全是些遁词和真真假假的陈述。

柯林斯词典

• N-VAR 逃避;规避
  Evasionmeans deliberately avoiding something that you are supposed to do or deal with.
  1. Many Koreans were angered at what they saw as an evasion of responsibility...
     很多韩国人认为这是在逃避责任，对此非常愤慨。
  2. He was arrested for tax evasion.
     他因为逃税而被捕。
• N-VAR 回避;避而不谈;避而不答
  If you accuse someone ofevasionwhen they have been asked a question, you mean that they are deliberately avoiding giving a clear direct answer.
  1. We want straight answers. No evasions...
     我们要的是正面回答，不是托词。
  2. Ted grinned in evasion and cleared his throat.
     特德咧嘴笑了笑，避而不谈，然后清了清嗓子。

英英释义

noun

• the act of physically escaping from something (an opponent or a pursuer or an unpleasant situation) by some adroit maneuver
• nonperformance of something distasteful (as by deceit or trickery) that you are supposed to do
  1. his evasion of his clear duty was reprehensible
  2. that escape from the consequences is possible but unattractive
  Synonym:escapedodging
• the deliberate act of failing to pay money
  1. his evasion of all his creditors
  2. he was indicted for nonpayment
  Synonym:nonpayment
• a statement that is not literally false but that cleverly avoids an unpleasant truth
  Synonym:equivocation

双语例句

• Accusations of tax evasion have tarnished his clean image
  避税的指控使他的清白形象蒙污。
• Ted grinned in evasion and cleared his throat.
  特德咧嘴笑了笑，避而不谈，然后清了清嗓子。
• He had to fiddle the figures of his company's account in order to hide the evidence of tax evasion.
  为隐匿逃税的证据，他不得不篡改他的公司账户上的数字。
• He was arrested for tax evasion.
  他因为逃税而被捕。
• Transactions with tax havens and tax avoidance or evasion schemes involving tax havens are identified.
  与避税港的交易以及涉及避税港的偷逃税计划可以确认；
• These depend on both outright tax evasion and the exploitation of grey areas by tax avoidance.
  这一切有赖于直接逃税和利用避税的灰色地带。
• Many Koreans were angered at what they saw as an evasion of responsibility
  很多韩国人认为这是在逃避责任，对此非常愤慨。
• The burglar's evasion of the police.
  窃贼躲避警察。
• In this sense, measuring the size of tax evasion is necessary.
  因此从这个意义上讲，对逃税规模的衡量就显得必要了。
• He turns thumbs down on things like embezzlement and tax evasion.
  他反对象挪用公款和逃税的事情。