to step to the side in order to avoid something, especially being hit

He sidestepped the blow/the tackle. 他侧步避开了攻击／阻截。

to avoid talking about a subject, especially by starting to talk about something else

The speaker sidestepped the question by saying that it would take him too long to answer it. 演讲者借口说回答要很长时间而回避了这个问题。