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

• In a country with rampant tax evasion, raising the income tax would have been seen as unduly unfair.
  在一个逃税猖獗的国家，提高所得税会被认为过分不公平。
• Tax evasion; defrauding of the export tax rebate and other severely violations and illegalities.
  有偷税、骗取出口退税及其它重大违规、违法行为。
• 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。
• He was arrested for tax evasion.
  他因为逃税而被捕。
• We want straight answers. No evasions
  我们要的是正面回答，不是托词。
• 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。
• Tax evasion is also a crime.
  偷税漏税也是一种犯法。
• 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 turns thumbs down on things like embezzlement and tax evasion.
  他反对象挪用公款和逃税的事情。
• Lower tax rates and a simpler consumption tax base would also reduce wasteful tax evasion and tax avoidance behavior.
  较低的税率和更简单的消费税收基数也会减少逃税行为。