dodge
Prononciation : [dɒdʒ]
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Contexte : « physical action »
(verb) to quickly move out of the way to avoid being hit by something. It’s like when a ball is thrown at you and you jump aside so it doesn’t hit you.
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She dodged the ball just in time during the game.
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He didn’t dodge the incoming ball, and it hit him.
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Did you see him dodge that water balloon?
Contexte : « avoidance »
(verb) to avoid a difficult question or task instead of facing it directly. Imagine when someone asks you something tricky, and instead of answering, you change the subject.
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He was good at dodging questions during the interview.
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She couldn’t dodge the tough question and had to answer it honestly.
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Why are you trying to dodge my questions?
Contexte : « physical action »
(noun) the act of quickly moving out of the way to avoid something. It’s what you do when you want to not be hit by something coming toward you.
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His quick dodge saved him from being tagged in the game.
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But that was a slow dodge and he got hit.
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Did you see her impressive dodge?
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