evasive
evasive 英 [ɪˈveɪsɪv] 美 [ɪˈvesɪv]
adj. 逃避的；托辞的，推托的
evasive answers, evasive comments, evasive replies 逃避性的回答╱意见╱答覆
Tessa was evasive about why she had not been at home that night. 特萨对她那天晚上不在家的原因避而不谈。
- To be evasive is to avoid something, whether it's a touchy subject or the person who's "it" in a game of tag.
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- adj. 逃避的；托辞的，推托的
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1. evasive answers, evasive comments, evasive replies
逃避性的回答╱意见╱答覆
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2. Tessa was evasive about why she had not been at home that night.
特萨对她那天晚上不在家的原因避而不谈。
- evasive (adj.) 1725 of persons; 1744 of actions, etc., from French évasif, from Latin evas-, past participle stem of evadere "to get away, escape" (see evasion). Related: Evasively; evasiveness. Evasive action is from 1940, originally in military aviation.
eva·sive / ɪˈveɪsɪv ; NAmE ɪˈveɪsɪv / adjective not willing to give clear answers to a question 回避提问的；推托的；推诿的 SYN cagey ◆ evasive answers/comments/replies 含糊其词的回答╱意见╱答覆 ◆ Tessa was evasive about why she had not been at home that night. 特萨对她那天晚上不在家的原因避而不谈。 ▶ eva·sive·ly / ɪˈveɪsɪvli ; NAmE ɪˈveɪsɪvli / adverb ◆ ‘I'm not sure,’ she replied evasively. “我不敢确定。”她躲躲闪闪地答道。 eva·sive·ness / ɪˈveɪsɪvnəs ; NAmE ɪˈveɪsɪvnəs / noun [uncountable ] IDIOM take evasive action to act in order to avoid danger or an unpleasant situation 采取回避行动（以避免危险或不愉快的处境） eva·sive / ɪˈveɪsɪv ; NAmE ɪˈveɪsɪv / eva·sive·ly / ɪˈveɪsɪvli ; NAmE ɪˈveɪsɪvli / eva·sive·ness / ɪˈveɪsɪvnəs ; NAmE ɪˈveɪsɪvnəs /
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