avert
柯林斯词典
1. V-T If you avert something unpleasant, you prevent it from happening. 防止
Talks with the teachers' union over the weekend have averted a strike. 周末与教师工会的会谈避免了一次罢工。
2. V-T If you avert your eyes or gaze from someone or something, you look away from them. 转移 (视线)
He avoids any eye contact, quickly averting his gaze when anyone approaches. 他避免任何目光接触,任何人接近他时,他都会迅速转移视线。
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avert /əˈvɜːt/ (averting,averted,averts)
剑桥词典
avert verb [T] (PREVENT)
to prevent something bad from happening
防止,避免
to avert a crisis /conflict /strike /famine 避免危机/冲突/罢工/饥荒
to avert disaster /economic collapse 防止灾难/经济崩溃
同义词
avoid
avert verb [T] (TURN)
to turn away your eyes or thoughts
转移(目光、想法等);把…转(向别处)
I averted my gaze /eyes while he dressed . 他穿衣服的时候我把目光转向一边。
We tried to avert our thoughts from our massive financial problems . 我们尽量不去想我们面临的严重财政问题。 返回 avert