| 单词 | avoid |
| 释义 | avoidavoidsavoidedavoidingavoidavoid /əˈvɔɪd/ verb [transitive]1to prevent something bad from happeningavoid doing somethingThe refugees left to avoid getting bombed.refugeeleavegetbomb难民为了躲避轰炸撤离了。Alan narrowly avoided an accident.avoid艾伦侥幸避免了一场事故。2to deliberately not go near a person or place: I have the impression John’s trying to avoid us.try我觉得约翰在躲避我们。3to deliberately not do somethingavoid doing somethingTry to avoid spending too much.spend尽量不要花太多的钱。—avoidanceavoidancesavoidance noun [uncountable]—avoidableavoidable adjectiveGrammarAvoid is not followed by an infinitive.Do not say ‘He avoided to serve in the army.’ SayHe avoided serving in the army.avoidserve（他躲避兵役。）THESAURUS: avoidavoid a person/placeavoid to deliberately not go near a place, or deliberately try not to meet someone and talk to them: It’s best to avoid the town centre – it gets very busy.wellgetEvery time I see her, she avoids me.avoidkeep away/stay away to not go near a person or place, especially because they are dangerous: Keep away from the fire!I’d stay away from that dog if I were you.bemake a detour to not go to a place by the most direct way, especially because there is a problem on the road that you would usually take: I made a detour to avoid the traffic.makenot do somethingavoid to not do something that you are expected to do: He always tries to avoid doing the housework.trydoSome people will do anything to avoid paying taxes.paytaxget out of something to avoid having to do something. Get out of is often used instead of avoid in everyday spoken English: I said I’d take him to see the film. I can’t get out of it now.sayIs there any way you can get out of your meeting?bemeetget around something to avoid a problem, difficult situation, law, or rule: I can’t see any other way of getting around the problem.getCompanies are always trying to get around the regulations.companybetryregulationevade formal to avoid dealing with a question or subject, or having responsibility for doing something: The Minister tried to evade the question.tryHe somehow managed to evade responsibility for his actions.manageaction |
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