eschew
eschew 英 [ɪsˈtʃu:] 美 [ɛsˈtʃu]
vt. 避免；避开；远避
进行时:eschewing 过去式:eschewed 过去分词:eschewed 第三人称单数:eschews 名词复数:eschews
- If you eschew something, you deliberately avoid it. If you live the bohemian life in the city, then most likely you eschew the suburbs.
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- vt. 避免；避开；远避
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1. eschew any decisions.
避开任何决定。
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2. Some XML programmers eschew attributes altogether for this reason, but I think that goes too far.
一些 XML 程序员由于这个原因而完全避开了属性，但我认为太过分了。
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3. Adults eschew such prey and typically feed on nectar or pollen, though some adults do not eat at all.
成虫会避免此种捕食方式，典型的以花蜜或花粉为食，虽然某些萤火虫成虫压根不进食。
- eschew (v.) mid-14c., from Old French eschiver "shun, eschew, avoid, dispense with," from Frankish *skiuhan "dread, avoid, shun," from Proto-Germanic *skeukhwaz (source also of Old High German sciuhen "to avoid, escape," German scheuen "to fear, shun, shrink from," scheu "shy, timid"); see shy (adj.). Related: Eschewed; eschewing; eschewal; eschewance. Italian schivare "to avoid, shun, protect from," schivo "shy, bashful" are related loan words from Germanic. For e-, see e-.
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