The cleverly designed irrigation system helped farmers evade the worst effects of the seasonal drought.
巧妙设计的灌溉系统帮助农民避开了季节性干旱最严重的影响。
Which choice best defines “evade”?
A — Escape, avoid. “evade” means escape, avoid.
Which word means “escape, avoid”?
A — evade. “evade” means escape, avoid.
evade — escape, avoid. In Chinese: 逃避.
evade is pronounced /ɪˈveɪd/.
The cleverly designed irrigation system helped farmers evade the worst effects of the seasonal drought. (巧妙设计的灌溉系统帮助农民避开了季节性干旱最严重的影响。)
avoid, dodge, elude — all close in meaning to evade (escape, avoid).
confront, face — each the opposite of evade (escape, avoid).
Yes. evade is on the SAT Prep Easy list — mid-frequency academic words that do get tested. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.
e(outer)+vade(walk)