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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Hi. Welcome.
嗨， 欢迎你 。
A book that remains shut is but a block.
有书闭卷不阅读，无异是一块木头。
First, it is important to recognize what kind of person you are and which special qualities make you different from everyone else. To help you do this, read the following questions and write down the answers:
首先，重要的一点是要了解你自己是个什么样的人，有哪些特殊的品质使你与众不同。为了帮助你做到这一点，阅读下面的问题并写下答案。