sidestep

英 [ˈsaɪdstep]

美 [ˈsaɪdstep]

v.  回避，规避(问题等); 横跨一步躲过; 侧移一步闪过
n.  台阶; [体]避开与强手对阵; 侧跨步; 横跳躲闪

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牛津词典

verb

• 回避，规避（问题等）
  to avoid answering a question or dealing with a problem
  1. Did you notice how she neatly sidestepped the question?
     你有没有注意到她多么巧妙地回避了那个问题？
• 横跨一步躲过；侧移一步闪过
  to avoid sth, for example being hit, by stepping to one side
  1. He cleverly sidestepped the tackle.
     他巧妙地一晃，绕过阻截队员。

柯林斯词典

• VERB 回避，规避(问题等)
  If yousidestepa problem, you avoid discussing it or dealing with it.
  1. Rarely, if ever, does he sidestep a question...
     他极少逃避问题。
  2. He was trying to sidestep responsibility.
     他正试图回避责任。
• VERB 横跨一步躲过;侧移一步闪开
  If yousidestep, you step sideways in order to avoid something or someone that is coming towards you or going to hit you.
  1. As I sidestepped, the bottle hit me on the left hip...
     我侧一步要躲闪的时候，瓶子打中了我的左髋部。
  2. He made a grab for her but she sidestepped him.
     他想要抓住她，但她侧步闪开了。

英英释义

noun

• a step to one side (as in boxing or dancing)

verb

• avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)
  1. He dodged the issue
  2. she skirted the problem
  3. They tend to evade their responsibilities
  4. he evaded the questions skillfully
  Synonym:hedgefudgeevadeput offcircumventparryeludeskirtdodgeduck

双语例句

• This attempt to sidestep the question of what intelligence is was very ingenious.
  这种回避了什么智能的问题的尝试是非常巧妙的。
• 'Such programs are promising because they sidestep banks and primary dealers to provide liquidity directly to borrowers or investors in key credit markets,'he said this week.
  他本周说，此类项目很有希望，因为它们避开了银行和一级交易商，直接向关键信贷市场的贷款者或投资者提供了流动性。
• Sidestep power struggles by minding your own business.
  通过关注自身来回避内心的挣扎。
• Some sales occur through platforms such as Nasdaq; many sidestep even these private markets.
  一些股权出售通过纳斯达克等平台进行；很多甚至连这些私人市场也避开。
• In this case, there's no point in making the rest of your systems deliver any more, unless you can widen or sidestep the bottleneck.
  在这种情况下，提交系统其余的部分没有任何意义，除非你可以扩大或者回避这个瓶颈。
• Even though there are dangers, I do think you can sidestep them if you are careful.
  即使有危险，我认为如果你很小心，你就可以避开他们。
• As I sidestepped, the bottle hit me on the left hip
  我侧一步要躲闪的时候，瓶子打中了我的左髋部。
• Sidestep the unnecessary blows and mitigate those you can't avoid.
  回避不必要打击，减轻无法回避的打击。
• Here's how emotions affect investing, plus four strategies that should help you sidestep the pitfalls.
  下面谈谈情绪会如何影响投资决策，并介绍四种可帮你绕过各种“投资陷阱”的策略。
• Rarely, if ever, does he sidestep a question
  他极少逃避问题。