avoid
柯林斯词典
1. V-T If you avoid something unpleasant that might happen, you take action in order to prevent it from happening. 避免 (壞事的發生)
The pilots had to take emergency action to avoid a disaster. 飛行員們不得不採取緊急措施以避免災難的發生。
2. V-T If you avoid doing something, you choose not to do it, or you put yourself in a situation where you do not have to do it. 避免
By borrowing from dozens of banks, he managed to avoid giving any of them an overall picture of what he was up to. 通過曏幾十家銀行借錢,他得以避免讓任何一家了解他要做事情的全貌。
3. V-T If you avoid a person or thing, you keep away from them. When talking to someone, if you avoid the subject, you keep the conversation away from a particular topic. 避開
She eventually had to lock herself in the women's restroom to avoid him. 她最後不得不把自己鎖在女厠所裡避開他。
4. V-T If a person or vehicle avoids someone or something, they change the direction they are moving in, so that they do not hit them. (人或車) 避讓
The driver had ample time to brake or swerve and avoid the woman. 該司機有足夠的時間刹車或急轉來避讓那女子。
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avoid /əˈvɔɪd/ (avoiding,avoided,avoids)
剑桥词典
- to stay away from someone or something
- If we set off early tomorrow morning we'll avoid most of the traffic .
- The bus driver swerved to avoid hitting the cyclists .
- We need to examine how an accident like this can be avoided in the future .
- Try to avoid foods which contain a lot of fat .
- He took a different route which avoids the city centre .
避開;逃避
I try to avoid supermarkets on Saturdays - they're always so busy . 我盡量避開周六去超市——那時縂是人特別多。
I'm anxious to avoid the motorway at rush hour . 在交通高峰時段,我對高速公路唯恐避之不及。
Do you think Lukas is avoiding me? I haven't seen him all day . 你認爲盧卡斯是不是在躲著我啊?我一整天都沒見到他。
to prevent something from happening or to not allow yourself to do something
避免;防止
[ 動詞後麪接一個動詞ing結搆 ] I try to avoid going shopping on Saturdays. 我盡量不在周六去購物。
The report studiously avoided any mention of the controversial plan . 這份報告有意避而不談那個有爭議的計劃。
The plane narrowly avoided disaster when one of the engines cut out on take-off . 飛機起飛時一個發動機熄火,差點釀成重大事故。
I left the pub to avoid a fight (= prevent a fight from happening ). 我不想動手打架,就離開了酒吧。
Unnecessary paperwork should be avoided (= prevented ) at all costs . 應該盡可能避免不必要的文書工作。
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