circumvent
[,sә:kәm'vent]
vt. 绕, 陷, 围, 智

1. The company has opened an office abroad in order to circumvent our tax laws.
   司设，躲税。
2. The company has opened an office abroad in order to circumvent our tax laws.
   司设，躲税。
3. A few big companies have opened offices abroad in order to circumvent our tax laws.
   ＂些司设，躲税。

circumvent
[ verb ]

1. surround so as to force to give up

<verb.competition> beleaguer besiege hem in surround
The Turks besieged Vienna

2. beat through cleverness and wit

<verb.competition> beat outfox outsmart outwit overreach
I beat the traffic
She outfoxed her competitors

3. avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)

<verb.communication> dodge duck elude evade fudge hedge parry put off sidestep skirt
He dodged the issue
she skirted the problem
They tend to evade their responsibilities
he evaded the questions skillfully

Circumvent \Cir`cum*vent"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Circumvented};
p. pr. & vb. n. {Circumventing}.] [L. circumventis, p. p. of
circumvenire, to come around, encompass, deceive; circum +
venire to come, akin to E. come.]
To gain advantage over by arts, stratagem, or deception; to
decieve; to delude; to get around.

I circumvented whom I could not gain. --Dryden.