Parry
[ 'pæri ]
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vt. 挡开，避开，闪开（打击、武器）;
n. 挡开，避开，闪避;
📝 例句
Louis XVIII made but a faint attempt to parry this unexpected blow;
路易十八对这一猛烈的打击只是软弱无力地抵抗了一下。
We sought to parry the charateristic Soviet lunge with fancy footwork.
我们以花式步法力图避开典型的苏联冲刺。
The question was a quick, shrewd parry.
这句问话是一种穷急智生的狡猾的遁辞词。
parry a sword
挡开剑
parry a question
避不作答
🌱 联想助记
【串】hurry(赶紧)parry(避开),以免被harry(掠夺)
【记】※ party-社交聚会,parry-挡开:社交聚会被秘书挡开了
※ par-谐音“怕”,ry-拼音“人妖”:害怕人妖所以躲避
✅ 同义词
📖 牛津释义
parry
v
(pt, pp parried) [Tn]
1 turn aside or ward off (a blow or an attack) by using one's own weapon or one's hand to block it （用手中武器或徒手）格开, 挡开（打击）. =>illus at fencing (fence) 见fencing插图.
2 (fig 比喻) avoid having to answer (sth) 对（某事）避而不答, 支吾搪塞
parry an awkward question 回避一令人尴尬的问题. parry, n act of parrying, esp in fencing and boxing 挡开, 闪避（尤指击剑和拳击中）.
🔁 扩展释义
*['pæri]vt. 挡开, 回避, 闪避的回答n. 挡开, 回避, 闪避的回答
📖 同为「GRE」词汇
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What's your mother's occupation?
你妈妈的职业是什么？
The goods will be transhipped in Hong Kong.
货物将在香港转船。
I supposed him to be very clever but he was in fact a fool.
我以为他很聪明，其实他是个蠢货。