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parry 音標拼音: [p'ɛri] vt. 擋開,回避
n. 擋開,回避 擋開,回避擋開,回避 parry n 1: (fencing) blocking a lunge or deflecting it with a circular motion of the sword 2: a return punch (especially by a boxer) [synonym: {counterpunch}, {parry}, {counter}] v 1: impede the movement of (an opponent or a ball); "block an attack" [synonym: {parry}, {block}, {deflect}] 2: avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues); "He dodged the issue"; "she skirted the problem"; "They tend to evade their responsibilities"; "he evaded the questions skillfully" [synonym: {hedge}, {fudge}, {evade}, {put off}, {circumvent}, {parry}, {elude}, {skirt}, {dodge}, {duck}, {sidestep}] Parry \Par"ry\ (p[a^]r"r[y^]), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Parried} (p[a^]r"r[e^]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Parrying}.] [F. par['e], p. p. of parer. See {Pare}, v. t.] [1913 Webster] 1. To ward off; to stop, or to turn aside; as, to parry a thrust, a blow, or anything that means or threatens harm. --Locke. [1913 Webster] Vice parries wide The undreaded volley with a sword of straw. --Cowper. [1913 Webster] 2. To avoid; to shift or put off; to evade. [1913 Webster] The French government has parried the payment of our claims. --E. Everett. [1913 Webster] parry \par"ry\, v. i. To ward off, evade, or turn aside something, as a blow, argument, etc. --Locke. [1913 Webster] parry \par"ry\, n.; pl. {Parries}. A warding off of a thrust or blow, as in sword and bayonet exercises or in boxing; hence, figuratively, a defensive movement in debate or other intellectual encounter. [1913 Webster] 102 Moby Thesaurus words for "parry":
about the bush, answer, answer conclusively, argue down, around the bush, back and fill, beat about, beat around, beat off, beg the question, bicker, block, boggle, cavil, check, choplogic, confound, confute, contradict, controvert, counter, crush, defeat, demolish, deny, dismiss, dispose of, dodge, drive back, duck, equivocate, evade, evade the issue, fence, fend, fend off, finish, floor, hedge, hem and haw, hinder, hold at bay, hold off, hum and haw, keep at bay, keep off, mince the truth, mince words, mystify, nitpick, nonplus, obscure, obstruct, overthrow, overturn, overwhelm, palter, pick nits, prevaricate, pull away, pull back, push back, pussyfoot, put back, put off, put to silence, quibble, rebuff, rebut, recoil, reduce to silence, refute, repel, repulse, settle, sheer off, shift, shift off, shrink, shuffle, shut up, shy, shy away, shy off, sidestep, silence, smash all opposition, split hairs, squash, squelch, stave off, step aside, stop, subvert, swerve, tergiversate, turn aside, undermine, upset, waffle, ward off, weasel |
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