Word · Frequency #8830
dodges
躲闪；闪避
dodges is the plural of dodge.
A sudden quick movement to avoid someone or something.
- 1.
An act of dodging.
躲闪的动作
- 2.
A trick, evasion or wile. (Now mainly in the expression tax dodge.)
一种诡计、逃避或策略。(现在主要用于表达逃税。)
花招；伎俩；逃税手段；躲闪的动作；一种诡计、逃避或策略。(现在主要用于表达逃税。)；诡计；躲藏
In use
The boxer's dodge to the left saved him from a powerful punch.
His claim that he was too busy was just a dodge to avoid helping.
The politician's response was a clever dodge of the reporter's question.
Connections
Collocations
- tax dodge
- 避税手段
- He was accused of using a complex tax dodge to avoid paying millions.他被指控使用复杂的避税手段逃避支付数百万税款。
- lucky dodge
- 幸运躲闪
- That was a lucky dodge—the car just missed him by inches.那真是幸运的躲闪——汽车差几英寸就撞到他了。
- clever dodge
- 巧妙的托词
- Her excuse was nothing more than a clever dodge to avoid responsibility.她的借口不过是为了逃避责任的巧妙托词。
- quick dodge
- 快速闪避
- The boxer's quick dodge saved him from a powerful punch.拳击手的快速闪避使他躲过一记重拳。
- dodge ball
- 躲避球
- Children love playing dodge ball in the schoolyard.孩子们喜欢在校园里玩躲避球。
- dodge strategy
Learner notes
Memory Tip
dodge谐音‘躲之’，想象危险来临时迅速躲开。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：sports maneuvers、everyday evasion、financial trickery 作为名词时，通常用于日常对话或体育解说，比较中性；而正式场合较少使用名词形式。
Grammar Note
常以复数dodges出现
Pronunciation & Spelling
The following words all end in the same '-dge' spelling with the /dʒ/ sound. However, only 'lodge' rhymes with 'dodge' in British pronunciation, sharing the same vowel /ɒ/. The others ('judge', 'grudge', 'nudge', 'budge', 'edge') have different vowel sounds (/ʌ/ or /e/).
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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