sidestep

US [ˈsaɪdˌstep]
UK ['saɪd.step]
  • n.台阶；横步；〔体〕横步；侧跨步
  • v.回避；横跨一步躲过；侧移一步闪过
  • Web侧步；避开；回避问题
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sidestep
v.
1.
[t]
~ sth
回避，规避（问题等）to avoid answering a question or dealing with a problem
Did you notice how she neatly sidestepped the question?
你有没有注意到她多么巧妙地回避了那个问题？
2.
[t][i]
~ (sth)
横跨一步躲过；侧移一步闪过to avoid sth, for example being hit, by stepping to one side
He cleverly sidestepped the tackle.
他巧妙地一晃，绕过阻截队员。

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AllAll,台阶台阶,横步横步,〔体〕横步〔体〕横步,侧跨步侧跨步,回避回避,横跨一步躲过横跨一步躲过,侧移一步闪过侧移一步闪过,侧步侧步,避开避开,回避问题回避问题
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1.
Alternatively, you could sidestep the issue by asking if it's really necessary to cart the whole board across the Atlantic.
或者，你可以避开这个问题，转而想想是否确实有必要让整个董事会跨洋过海。
huò zhě , nǐ kě yǐ bì kāi zhè ge wèn tí , zhuǎn ér xiǎng xiǎng shì fǒu què shí yǒu bì yào ràng zhěng gè dǒng shì huì kuà yáng guò hǎi 。
www.ftchinese.com
2.
Up to this point in our discussion of JSP custom tags , we ve managed to sidestep the important detail of error handling .
在我们讨论JSP自定义标记的时候，我们一直都设法回避了错误处理的重要细节。
zài wǒ men tǎo lùn JSP zì dìng yì biāo jì de shí hou , wǒ men yì zhí dōu shè fǎ huí bì le cuò wù chǔ lǐ de zhòng yào xì jié 。
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3.
As I drew closer to the man, I turned my back, walking to sidestep him--and any air he might be breathing.
当我走近那个人时，我转身离他远一点，不想闻到他呼出来的空气。
dāng wǒ zǒu jìn nà ge rén shí , wǒ zhuǎn shēn lí tā yuǎn yì diǎn , bù xiǎng wén dào tā hū chū lái de kōng qì 。
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4.
But she does not do that classic liberal sidestep of going only so far, before retreating into patriotic disclaimers.
不过，她并没有像典型的做法那样言到即止，然后退回到一个爱国者的立场上。
bú guò , tā bìng méi yǒu xiàng diǎn xíng de zuò fǎ nà yàng yán dào jí zhǐ , rán hòu tuì huí dào yī gè ài guó zhě de lì chǎng shàng 。
dongxi.net
5.
Mr Howard's attempt to sidestep the turmoil yesterday by unveiling election plans to help working mums was quickly overshadowed.
昨天，霍华德试图用公布帮助上班母亲的竞选计划来避免这场骚乱，但很快他失败了。
zuó tiān , huò huá dé shì tú yòng gōng bù bāng zhù shàng bān mǔ qīn de jìng xuǎn jì huà lái bì miǎn zhè chǎng sāo luàn , dàn hěn kuài tā shī bài le 。
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6.
In what seemed a clear effort to sidestep the mistakes of postwar Iraq, there was no rush to send foreign troops to Libya.
显然是为了避免重蹈战后伊拉克的覆辙，外国军队进驻利比亚并未排上日程。
xiǎn rán shì wèi le bì miǎn zhòng dǎo zhàn hòu yī lā kè de fù zhé , wài guó jūn duì jìn zhù lì bǐ yà bìng wèi pái shàng rì chéng 。
dongxi.net
7.
This all started because booksellers found a clever way to sidestep Apple's rules about selling stuff on its platform.
这场战争的缘由是因为书籍商找到了一个精明的方法，能避开在苹果平台上出售商品的规则。
zhè chǎng zhàn zhēng de yuán yóu shì yīn wèi shū jí shāng zhǎo dào le yī gè jīng míng de fāng fǎ , néng bì kāi zài píng guǒ píng tái shàng chū shòu shāng pǐn de guī zé 。
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8.
A concept car that attempts to sidestep the three main hurdles to the dream of hydrogen-fuelled highways was unveiled in London, UK, today.
今天，一款试图回避理想氢公路三大障碍的概念车在伦敦揭开面纱。
jīn tiān , yī kuǎn shì tú huí bì lǐ xiǎng qīng gōng lù sān dà zhàng ài de gài niàn chē zài lún dūn jiē kāi miàn shā 。
article.yeeyan.org
9.
"Our interests are visible in our work, " notes Mr Herzog drily, in an evident attempt to sidestep personal questions.
“我们的兴趣可以从我们的作品中看出来，”赫尔佐格冷冷地说道，明显是在努力回避私人问题。
" wǒ men de xìng qù kě yǐ cóng wǒ men de zuò pǐn zhōng kàn chū lái , " hè ěr zuǒ gé lěng lěng de shuō dào , míng xiǎn shì zài nǔ lì huí bì sī rén wèn tí 。
www.ftchinese.com
10.
But when such actions are hanging over them, Congress and presidents have often decided to sidestep the triggers.
但是当这些行动如影相随时，国会和总统通常决定避开这些触发点。
dàn shì dāng zhè xiē xíng dòng rú yǐng xiāng suí shí , guó huì hé zǒng tǒng tōng cháng jué dìng bì kāi zhè xiē chù fā diǎn 。
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