a dodge to do sth
to do sth 说明这个花招所要达到的目的。
They found a legal dodge to avoid the new tax.
他们找到了一个合法的花招来逃避新税。
躲闪；闪避
dodges — plural of dodge
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
A sudden quick movement to avoid someone or something.
躲闪的动作
An act of dodging.
一种诡计、逃避或策略。(现在主要用于表达逃税。)
A trick, evasion or wile. (Now mainly in the expression tax dodge.)
The boxer's dodge to the left saved him from a powerful punch.
拳击手向左的闪避让他躲过了一记重拳。
用法提示：这里dodge是名词，表示快速躲闪的动作。
His claim that he was too busy was just a dodge to avoid helping.
他说自己太忙只是逃避帮忙的借口。
用法提示：这里dodge是名词，表示逃避责任的诡计或借口。
The politician's response was a clever dodge of the reporter's question.
这位政客的回答巧妙回避了记者的提问。
用法提示：这里dodge是名词，表示巧妙回避问题的措辞或策略。
to do sth 说明这个花招所要达到的目的。
They found a legal dodge to avoid the new tax.
他们找到了一个合法的花招来逃避新税。
for doing sth 点明这个花招针对的具体事情。
There is a dodge for getting round the parking rules.
有一个绕过停车规定的花招。
that 引导的定语从句补充说明这个花招的作用或结果。
It was a dodge that saved the company millions.
这是一个让公司省下数百万的花招。
侧重抽象回避，不如dodge具体指身体动作
特指向旁边迈步躲开，更强调横向移动
特指低头或弯腰躲闪，不如dodge通用
可指任何欺骗性手段，不限于言语回避
侧重精心设计的策略，语气比dodge正式
grammar · medium
易错句子He set up an offshore company as tax dodge.
正确表达He set up an offshore company as a tax dodge.
dodge 这里作可数名词，指“一种逃税手段”，单数形式前必须有限定词（这里用 a）。汉语没有冠词，学习者常直接说 tax dodge，漏掉 a；补上 a 才符合“单数可数名词必须带冠词或限定词”的规则。
grammar · medium
易错句子The authorities have shut down several tax dodge.
正确表达The authorities have shut down several tax dodges.
several 是表示复数的限定词，后面必须接复数名词，dodge 的复数是 dodges。汉语名词不随数量变化，学习者容易漏掉词尾 -s；加上 -s 才与 several 保持一致。
grammar · medium
易错句子He described the scheme as a dodge of tax.
正确表达He described the scheme as a tax dodge.
表示“逃税手段”时英语有固定说法 tax dodge，由 tax 直接放在 dodge 前作定语，不用 of 短语。汉语“逃税的伎俩”靠“的”连接，直译成 dodge of tax 不符合英语搭配，改成 tax dodge 才自然、地道。
dodge 作名词可指一次躲闪动作，也可指逃避的花招或逃税手段，且可数，常说 a tax dodge；evasion 只表示逃避行为，常不可数，正式语境中多说 tax evasion，不能指身体躲闪。
dodge 指躲开责任或税款的具体手段时，常含“逃避”意味，也可指身体闪避；trick 泛指欺骗性的花招，不强调躲开，也不能表示躲闪动作。
dodge 作“花招”讲时常指逃避义务或税款的伎俩；ploy 指为取得优势而采取的策略或手段，不特指逃税，也不表示身体躲闪。
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。
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。
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。
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。
躲避球
Children love playing dodge ball in the schoolyard.
孩子们喜欢在校园里玩躲避球。
与dodge的逃避含义相关，指回避责任或问题。
与dodge的名词义“诡计”属于同一语义场。
表示快速改变方向以躲避，与dodge的动作义相关。
快速低头或弯腰躲避，与dodge的物理躲避动作类似。
泛指避开，与dodge的核心概念一致。
躲过一劫
He dodged a bullet when the car missed him by inches.
汽车差几英寸就撞到他了，他躲过了一劫。
回避问题
The politician kept dodging the question about tax increases.
那位政客一直回避关于增税的问题。
逃税
The company was accused of dodging taxes by hiding profits overseas.
该公司被指控通过将利润藏在海外来逃税。
如果你能躲开一把扳手，你就能躲开一个球。
He managed to dodge the incoming projectile.
他成功躲开了飞来的抛射物。
闪避、低头、弯腰、下潜、躲开。
She taught her students how to dodge effectively.
她教学生们如何有效躲避。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY, WORDNET.
躲避策略
The politician's dodge strategy only delayed the inevitable questions.
这位政客的躲避策略只是推迟了不可避免的提问。