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 sidestep ['saidstep]   添加此单词到默认生词本
n. 横跨的一步, 台阶

vt. 横跨一步躲避, 回避

vi. 回避问题, 躲避打击




    sidestep
    sidestepped, sidestepping
    [ noun ]
    1. a step to one side (as in boxing or dancing)

    2. <noun.act>
    [ verb ]
    1. avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)

    2. <verb.communication> circumvent dodge duck elude evade fudge hedge parry put off skirt
      He dodged the issue
      she skirted the problem
      They tend to evade their responsibilities
      he evaded the questions skillfully


    1. ECONOMIC IDEAS of Bush and Dukakis sidestep questions about the deficit.
    2. But some retirees were able to sidestep the added liability by taking advantage of tax shelters.
    3. Mr. Fujioka and the ADB will probably continue to sidestep the political manifestations of economic rivalries for a few more years.
    4. But until they find one, the market is likely to sidestep.
    5. To their credit, screenwriters Richard Levinson and William Link sidestep none of them.
    6. Some analysts, for instance, speculate that Mr. Gorbachev may try to sidestep the disagreement over whether Germany should be part of the Western alliance by proposing that all Soviet and American troops and nuclear weapons be yanked off German soil.
    7. For a politician newly come to office, the standard reply to talk about a national role is a flattered, coy sidestep, with the observation that such speculation is premature.
    8. The Senate Finance Committee, in a move that helps Chairman Lloyd Bentsen sidestep controversy as he runs for vice president, approved a small tax bill that drops most of the special-interest benefits and tax increases contained in its House counterpart.
    9. Esiason had used a sidestep move to cause Townsend to lunge past him before completing a TD pass earlier in the final period, but the next time he tried it the big DL was ready.
    10. But Gordon said he was optimistic all parties would work out an agreement that would sidestep such a move.
    11. Nova had attempted to sidestep Polysar's ownership restrictions by proposing to buy all the company's assets.
    12. "I am convinced that we probably do have some people out there who sidestep some of the procedures and say `You have to get that child on Ritalin,"' said Thomas Farley, an assistant county attorney.
    13. Dukakis sought to sidestep any direct criticism of Jackson, whose campaign has boosted the Democratic Party with many new voters who will be needed in the November election.
    14. "We carefully looked at all cases where male-oriented language was used _ `men' or `brethren' applied to people of both sexes _ and we used an inclusive gender term or adjusted the translation to sidestep the problem," he said.
    15. He says the brokers, who are particularly promoting closed-end funds, often sidestep his questions about the fund manager's track record and holdings and simply push the high yield the fund supposedly should generate.
    16. The increasing availability of adjustable mortgages "has allowed them (buyers) to sidestep the rate increases," said Mark Obrinksy, an economist with the U.S. League of Savings Institutions.
    17. Despite resistance from authorities several opposition groups have also sprung up in Serbia, Bosnia, Macedonia and Montenegro, where Communists have in the past tried to sidestep democratic reforms.
    18. Kohl's sidestep triggered a deluge of criticism in East Germany, and even de Maiziere responded by saying he was against a 2-1 conversion.
    19. Owners of the Seabrook nuclear power plant intensified their efforts to sidestep Massachusetts Gov. Michael Dukakis and secure federal regulatory permission to start up the controversial plant.
    20. Now, he says, companies that are restructuring shun the once-beneficial swaps and instead go into bankruptcy proceedings to sidestep a taxable gain.
    21. In addition, the company has found it must learn to sidestep potential conflicts of interest in dealing with foreign officials.
    22. Good one." Occasionally, the regional furor over liquid nourishment becomes so oppressive that it's best just to sit things out. At a restaurant one recent evening, my attempt to sidestep the inevitable beverage fuss proved a failure.
    23. Permitting Sen. Baucus, the chairman of the tax subcommittee, to manage the bill for the Democrats lets Sen. Bentsen sidestep controversy over possible tax increases as he runs for vice president.
    24. She knows how to sidestep young men strung out on drugs huddled in dingy hallways, and she's no longer shocked by dead bodies _ even at her doorstep.
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