Whenever the teacher asked why he didn't do his homework, he always dodged the question cleverly.

dodged 是动词 dodge 的过去式，dodge 的意思是"躲避、回避"，常用来形容巧妙地避开问题或责任。这个词来源于"快速移动以避开某物"的动作，后来引申为"回避问题"的抽象含义。