Those were the dodges he used to escape taxtion.
She sat practicing her speech, muttering to herself.
That settles it.I can't take the day off from work, so I'm not going.
The lawyer and judge conferred about the ruling.
1.dodge [dɑdʒ]
(n.) an act of evading by sudden bodily movement
an artful device to evade, deceive, or trick
(v.i.) to move to and fro or form place to place usually in an irregular course
to make a sudden movement in a new direction
to evade a responsibility or duty especially by trickery or deceit
(v.t.) to evade by a sudden or repeated shift of position
to avoid an encounter with
* It was just another dodge to get out of working.
* He dodged the first punch but was hit by the second.
2.mutter [ˋmʌtɚ]
(v.i.) to utter sounds or words indistinctly or with a low voice and with the lips partly closed
to murmur complainingly or angrily (+at/against)
(v.t.) to utter especially in a low or imperfectly articulated manner
* We heard a mutter of discontent.
3.pathfinder [ˋpæθ͵faɪndɚ]
(n.) one that discovers a way
one that explores untraversed regions to mark out a new route
4.settle [ˋsɛt!]
(v.t.) to place so as to stay
to establish in residence
to furnish with inhabitants
to cause to pack down
to make puiet or orderly
to fix or resolve conclusively
to arrange in a desired position
(n.) a wooden bench with arms, a high solid back, and an enclosed foundation which can be used as a chest
* settler (n.) 移民者,開拓者
* settle on 選定
* settle down 安頓下來
* settle for 勉強接受
* settle in 適應(習慣)環境
* settle old scores 算舊帳
* settle one's hash 制服某人
* That remark settled his hash.
* I haven't yet settled in my new job.
* I want to get married and settle down.
5.confer [kənˋfɝ]
(v.t.) to bestow from or as if from a position of superiority
to give (as a property or characteristic) to someone to something
(v.i.) to compare views or take counsel
* conferee (n.) 參加會議者,評議員
* conference (n.) 會議
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