subterfuge; evasion; excuse
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
subterfuge; evasion; a statement used to avoid an issue when one has no justifiable argument
formal通常指在辩论或谈话中，因无法正面回答或理由不足而转移话题的说法。
Miàn面
duì对
jiān尖
ruì锐
de的
zhì质
wèn问
，
tā他
zhǐ只
néng能
zhī支
wú吾
qí其
cí词
，
yòng用
yī一
xiē些
dùn遁
cí词
lái来
táng搪
sè塞
。
Faced with sharp questioning, he could only hem and haw, using evasions to fob it off.
Bù不
yào要
zài再
yòng用
suǒ所
wèi谓
de的
máng忙
lái来
dāng当
dùn遁
cí词
，
wǒ我
men们
xū需
yào要
yī一
gè个
míng明
què确
de的
dá答
fù复
。
Don't use being busy as an excuse anymore; we need a clear answer.
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Tā他
de的
dào道
qiàn歉
chōng充
mǎn满
le了
dùn遁
cí词
，
bìng并
méi没
yǒu有
chéng承
rèn认
zhēn真
zhèng正
de的
cuò错
wù误
。
His apology was full of evasions and did not admit to the real mistake.