shortcut

n.捷径

Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
shortcut (noun)
1.
a route more direct than the one ordinarily taken
2.
a method or means of doing something more directly and quickly than and often not so thoroughly as by ordinary procedure - a shortcut to success
shortcut (verb)
transitive verb
intransitive verb
to (as a route or procedure) by use of a shortcut - shorten , also - circumvent to take or use a shortcut
Merriam-Webster Online Thesaurus
shortcut (verb)
to avoid having to comply with (something) especially through cleverness
SYNONYMS:
beat, bypass, dodge, get around, shortcut, sidestep, skirt
RELATED WORDS:
avoid, duck, elude, end-run, escape, eschew, evade, outflank, shake, shirk, shun; disobey, disregard, flout, ignore; avert, deflect, divert, obviate, parry, prevent, ward (off)
NEAR ANTONYMS:
accede (to), acquiesce (to), assent (to); accept, court, embrace, pursue, seek, welcome; catch, contract, incur
comply (with), follow, keep, obey, observe
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