| 释义 |
parry
UK ['pær.i] US ['per-] verb transitive
■to defend yourself from a weapon or an attack by pushing the weapon away or by putting something between your body and the weapon 挡开，避开（武器或攻击）
■to manage cleverly to avoid dealing with a difficult question or some criticism （巧妙地）回避（难题或批评）•Predictably the president parried enquiries about the arms scandal.正如所料，总统回避了有关武器丑闻的种种查问。 |