not willing to give clear answers to a question 回避提问的；推托的；推诿的 evasive answers/comments/replies 含糊其词的回答／意见／答复 Tessa was evasive about why she had not been at home that night. 特萨对她那天晚上不在家的原因避而不谈。 🔊🔊 John, normally so honest, was now being evasive in the extreme. 约翰通常很诚实，现在却极度回避。
Extra ExamplesHe was very evasive with me. 他对我非常回避。 His reply was curiously evasive. 他的回答令人奇怪地回避。 She was a bit evasive on this point. 在这一点上，她有点回避。 They remained evasive over their plans. 他们仍然对自己的计划回避。
Oxford Collocations DictionaryEvasive is used with these nouns:- action
- manoeuvre
- reply
- …
Word Originearly 18th cent.: from Latin evas- ‘evaded’ (from the verb evadere) + -ive.
Idioms
take evasive action
to act in order to avoid danger or an unpleasant situation 采取回避行动（以避免危险或不愉快的处境） The pilot had to take evasive action to avoid a mid-air collision. 飞行员必须采取回避行动，以避免空中相撞。