e·vade/ɪ`ved; ɪˈveɪd/ v [T] 1 to avoid doing something you should do, or avoid talking about something 回避; 避开: Briggs evaded the interviewer's question. 布里格斯回避了采访者提出的问题。 2 to escape from someone who is trying to catch you 躲避，逃避: He evaded capture by hiding in a cave. 他躲进一个洞穴里逃避了追捕。