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🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

逃避

Pronunciation / Transliteration: Táobì

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Shirk/ʃɜːrk/
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"他决定逃避他的责任。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As verb
  1. 1

    To avoid or neglect a duty or responsibility.

    "He decided to shirk his responsibilities and go on vacation instead."
  2. 2

    To evade work or duty.

    "She was accused of shirking her obligations at the office."
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Synonyms (3)
Antonyms & Contrasting Words (1)

Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the early 17th-century German word 'schurke', meaning scoundrel or rascal. Over time, the term shifted in English from referring to a rogueish person to describing the act of avoiding work, duty, or responsibility.

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