dodge

• n. 躲闪；托词
• vt. 躲避，避开
• vi. 躲避，避开
• n. (Dodge)人名；(英)道奇
• n. 道奇（汽车品牌）

可能来自dodder, 摇摆，蹒跚，引申词义摇摇晃晃的闪开。

dodge (n.)

"person's way of making a living," 1842, slang, from dodge (v.).

dodge (v.)

"to move to and fro" (especially in an effort to avoid something), 1560s, origin and sense evolution obscure, perhaps akin to Scottish dodd "to jog." Common from early 18c. in figurative sense of "to swindle, to play shifting tricks." Related: Dodged; dodging.

1. This was not just a tax dodge.

这不仅仅是逃税。

来自柯林斯例句

2. A dodge behind a tree kept her from being run over.

她向树后一闪,才没被车从身上辗过.

来自《简明英汉词典》

3. Shy film stars dodge cameras.

胆怯的影星不敢正对摄影机.

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

4. He made a sudden dodge aside.

他迅速闪避到一旁.

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

5. The dodge was coopered by the police.

诡计被警察粉碎了.

来自《现代英汉综合大词典》