1 the act of avoiding sth that you should do 逃避；回避；规避: He has been sentenced to two years' imprisonment for tax evasion. 他因为逃税被判两年徒刑。an evasion of responsibility 逃避责任的行为

2 a statement that avoids dealing with a question or subject in a direct way 避开正面回答的话；遁辞: The President's reply was full of evasions. 总统的回答中有许多搪塞的话。 ☞verb evade 动词为 evade