【释义】
dodge v. 英 [dɒdʒ] 闪开;躲开;避开
To dodge a bullet means to narrowly escape a very bad situation.
To dodge a bullet字面意思是“躲过子弹”,引申义就是“逃过一劫”,躲过了非常糟糕的事情。
Even if we manage to dodge the bullet with avian flu, there are a lot of other animal diseases which are crossing the boundary and infecting human.
即使我们能够避免禽流感造成的灾难,我们目前也还面临许多其它跨国境和能够传染人类的动物疾病。