avoid 英 [əˈvɔɪd]   美 [əˈvɔɪd]

avoid

avoid  英 [əˈvɔɪd] 美 [əˈvɔɪd]

vt. 避免 

进行时:avoiding  过去式:avoided  过去分词:avoided  第三人称单数:avoids 

The accident could have been avoided. 这个事故本来是可以避免的。
They built a wall to avoid soil being washed away. 他们建了一堵墙防止土壤流失。

  • If you avoid drinking coffee right before bed because it tends to keep you awake and makes you jittery, that means that you stay away from coffee at night.
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  • vt. 避免
  • 1. The accident could have been avoided.

    这个事故本来是可以避免的。

  • 2. They built a wall to avoid soil being washed away.

    他们建了一堵墙防止土壤流失。

  • 3. He's been avoiding me all week.

    整整一个星期他一直在回避我。

  • 4. I left early to avoid the rush hour.

    我早早动身以避开交通高峰时刻。

  • 5. You should avoid mentioning his divorce.

    你应该避免提及他离婚的事。

  • 6. The car swerved to avoid a cat.

    那辆车突然一个急转弯以避免轧到一只猫。

  • avoid (v.) late 14c., "shun (someone), refrain from (something), have nothing to do with (an action, a scandal, etc.), escape, evade," from Anglo-French avoider "to clear out, withdraw (oneself)," partially Englished from Old French esvuidier "to empty out," from es- "out" (see ex-) + vuidier "to be empty," from voide "empty, vast, wide, hollow, waste," from Latin vocivos "unoccupied, vacant," related to vacare "be empty," from PIE *wak-, extended form of root *eue- "to leave, abandon, give out."
avoid / əˈvɔɪd ; NAmE əˈvɔɪd / verb 1 to prevent sth bad from happening 避免;防止 avoidsth The accident could have been avoided. 这个事故本来是可以避免的。 They narrowly avoideddefeat. 他们险些遭击败了。 The name was changed to avoid confusion with another firm. 改名是为了避免和另一家公司混淆。 avoiddoing sth They built a wall to avoid soil being washed away. 他们建了一堵墙防止土壤流失。 2 to keep away from sb/sth; to try not to do sth 回避;避开;躲避 avoidsb/sth He's been avoiding me all week. 整整一个星期他一直在回避我。 She kept avoiding my eyes (= avoided looking at me). 她总是躲避我的目光。 I left early to avoid the rush hour. 我早早动身以避开交通高峰时刻。 avoiddoing sth I've been avoiding getting down to work all day. 我一整天都刻意不投入工作。 You should avoid mentioning his divorce. 你应该避免提及他离婚的事。 3 avoidsth to prevent yourself from hitting sth 避免撞到(某物) The car swerved to avoid a cat. 那辆车突然一个急转弯以避免轧到一只猫。 IDIOM avoid sb/sth like the ˈplague ( informal) to try very hard not to meet sb, do sth, etc. 像避瘟疫似地躲着某人(或某事物);尽量避开某人(或某事物) more at trap n. avoid avoids avoided avoiding avoid / əˈvɔɪd ; NAmE əˈvɔɪd /
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