1510s, "escape," from Middle French evader, from Latin evadere "to escape, get away," from assimilated form of ex- "away" (see ex-) + vadere "to go, walk" (see vamoose). Special sense of "escape by trickery" is from 1530s. Related: Evaded; evading.
实用例句
1. They left their villages to evade being press-ganged into the army.
为了不被抓去当兵，他们逃离了自己的村庄。
来自柯林斯例句
2. He tried to evade the embarrassing question.
他企图回避这令人难堪的问题.
来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
3. Delegates accused them of trying to evade responsibility for the failures of the past five years.
代表们指责他们企图逃避过去5年中多次失败应负的责任。
来自柯林斯例句
4. He managed to evade capture because of the breakdown of a police computer.
因为警方一台电脑瘫痪，他成功地躲避了抓捕。
来自柯林斯例句
5. The shooting happened while the man was trying to evade capture by the security forces.
