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parry sth
parry 作及物动词，宾语可以是具体攻击或抽象问题。
She parried the awkward question.
她回避了这个尴尬的问题。
（击剑中的）防守；挡开
parries — plural of parry
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
（击剑中的）防守；挡开
a defensive action in fencing that blocks or deflects an opponent's lunge
She parried the awkward question.
她回避了这个尴尬的问题。
防御或偏转的动作；挡开的行为。
A defensive or deflective action; an act of parrying.
一种简单的防御动作,用剑身的强部来偏转攻击。
A simple defensive action designed to deflect an attack, performed with the forte of the blade.
一种防御动作,旨在改变来袭打击的方向使其偏离预定目标,而非阻挡并吸收冲击；通常用张开的手掌向下或向侧拍击。
A defensive move intended to change the direction of an incoming strike to make it miss its intended target, rather than block and absorb it; and typically performed with an open hand in a downward or sideways slapping motion.
The boxer parried the punch and hit back immediately.
拳击手挡开了那一拳，立刻还击。
She often parries awkward questions about her age with a joke.
她常常用笑话回避关于年龄的尴尬问题。
The goalkeeper spent the whole game parrying shots from the other team.
守门员整场比赛都在挡开对方球队的射门。
parry 作及物动词，宾语可以是具体攻击或抽象问题。
She parried the awkward question.
她回避了这个尴尬的问题。
with 后接用来化解或转移注意力的方式。
He parried the criticism with humor.
他以幽默回避了批评。
parry 也可作可数名词，指挡开或回避的动作。
A quick parry saved the fencer from injury.
一次快速的挡开使这名击剑手免于受伤。
Not this
The boxer parryed the punch.
Use this
The boxer parried the punch.
parry 以辅音字母加 y 结尾，变过去式时先把 y 改成 i，再加 -ed，所以是 parried，不是 parryed。
Not this
She parried to the reporter's question.
Use this
She parried the reporter's question.
parry 是及物动词，直接接宾语；表示“回避问题”应说 parry the question，不能加介词 to。
Not this
He parried the traffic jam by leaving early.
Use this
He avoided the traffic jam by leaving early.
parry 指挡开攻击、球或巧妙回避尖锐问题，不能用于表示“避开堵车”这类一般意义的回避；此处应用 avoid。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
挡开一击
He managed to parry the blow with his forearm.
他用手臂挡开了这一击。
回避问题
She skillfully parried every question about her past.
她巧妙地回避了关于她过去的每一个问题。
挡开攻击
The knight used his shield to parry the attack.
骑士用盾牌挡开了攻击。
挡开刺击
In the fencing match, she parried his thrust and counterattacked.
在击剑比赛中，她挡开了他的刺击并反攻。
格挡一拳
He parried the punch and landed his own.
他挡开了一拳，然后打出了自己的拳。
回避问题
She deftly parried their pointed questions about her past.
她巧妙地回避了他们对她过去那些尖锐的问题。
唇枪舌剑；激烈的交锋
The debate was mostly thrust and parry between the two candidates.
这场辩论主要是两位候选人之间的唇枪舌剑。
化解打击（比喻困境或不利局面）
The company tried to parry the blow by issuing a positive earnings report.
公司试图通过发布一份乐观的收益报告来化解打击。
挡下这一招吧，你这个菜鸟。
The politician deftly parried the journalist's probing questions.
那位政客灵巧地回避了记者的追问。
Use parries naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
联想carry（携带）：击剑时把对手的剑‘挡开’（parry），不是‘带走’（carry）。
语域：mixed 常见场景：击剑或拳击、球类比赛、采访或辩论 parry 的动词和名词用法都常出现在较正式或书面语境：在击剑、拳击等对抗运动中表示挡开，在讨论、采访中表示巧妙回避。日常口语中不算很常用，多用于体育评论或新闻报道。
与 parry /ˈpæri/ 押韵的有 carry /ˈkæri/、marry /ˈmæri/、Harry /ˈhæri/、Larry /ˈlæri/、Barry /ˈbæri/、tarry /ˈtæri/（“逗留”）。注意：merry /ˈmɛri/、starry /ˈstɑːri/ 等词形相似但读音不同，不押韵。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.