transcription, транскрипция: [ ɪveɪsɪv ]
1.
If you describe someone as evasive , you mean that they deliberately avoid giving clear direct answers to questions.
He was evasive about the circumstances of his first meeting with Stanley Dean...
ADJ
• eva‧sive‧ly
‘I can’t possibly comment on that,’ Paul said evasively.
ADV : ADV with v
• eva‧sive‧ness
She looked at him closely to see if his evasiveness was intentional.
N-UNCOUNT : oft poss N
2.
If you take evasive action , you deliberately move away from someone or something in order to avoid meeting them or being hit by them.
At least four high-flying warplanes had to take evasive action.
PHRASE : V inflects