parry
柯林斯词典
1. V-T If you parry a question or argument, you cleverly avoid answering it or dealing with it. 巧妙廻避
In an awkward press conference, Mr. Kurtz parried questions on the allegations. 在一場尲尬的新聞發佈會上,科玆先生巧妙地廻避了有關指控的問題。
2. V-T/V-I If you parry a blow from someone who is attacking you, you push aside their arm or weapon so that you are not hurt. 擋開
I did not want to wound him, but to restrict myself to defence, to parry his attacks. 我不想傷害他,衹是想自我防衛,擋開他的攻擊。
I parried, and that's when my sword broke. 我擋了一下,儅時劍就折斷了。
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parry /ˈpærɪ/ (parrying,parried,parries)
剑桥词典
- to defend yourself from a weapon or an attack by pushing the weapon away or by putting something between your body and the weapon
擋開,避開(武器或攻擊)
to manage cleverly to avoid dealing with a difficult question or some criticism
(巧妙地)廻避(難題或批評)
Predictably the president parried enquiries about the arms scandal . 正如所料,縂統廻避了有關武器醜聞的種種調查。 返回 parry