• n. 躲閃；托詞
• vt. 躲避，避開
• vi. 躲避，避開
• n. (Dodge)人名；(英)道奇
• n. 道奇（汽車品牌）

可能來自dodder, 搖擺，蹣跚，引申詞義搖搖晃晃的閃開。

dodge (n.)

"person's way of making a living," 1842, slang, from dodge (v.).

dodge (v.)

"to move to and fro" (especially in an effort to avoid something), 1560s, origin and sense evolution obscure, perhaps akin to Scottish dodd "to jog." Common from early 18c. in figurative sense of "to swindle, to play shifting tricks." Related: Dodged; dodging.

1. This was not just a tax dodge.

這不僅僅是逃稅。

來自柯林斯例句

2. A dodge behind a tree kept her from being run over.

她向樹后一閃,才沒被車從身上輾過.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》

3. Shy film stars dodge cameras.

膽怯的影星不敢正對攝影機.

來自《現代漢英綜合大詞典》

4. He made a sudden dodge aside.

他迅速閃避到一旁.

來自《現代漢英綜合大詞典》

5. The dodge was coopered by the police.

詭計被警察粉碎了.

來自《現代英漢綜合大詞典》