avoid
verbVerb Forms
Idioms | present simple I / you / we / they avoid | |
| he / she / it avoids | |
| past simple avoided | |
| past participle avoided | |
| -ing form avoiding |
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to prevent something bad from happening 避免；防止 - avoid something
to avoid conflict/confrontation 避免冲突/对抗 We must find a way to avoid similar problems in future. 以后一定要想办法避免类似的问题。 They narrowly avoided defeat. 他们险些被击败了。 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。 The accident could have been avoided. 这个事故本来是可以避免的。 Efforts are being made to avoid war at all costs. 正在尽一切努力避免战争。 - avoid doing something
They built a wall to avoid soil being washed away. 他们建了一堵墙防止土壤流失。
Extra ExamplesIt is sometimes impossible to avoid conflict altogether. 有时不可能完全避免冲突。 They are anxious to avoid any further misunderstandings. 他们迫切希望避免进一步的误会。 Most of these problems could have been easily avoided. 这些问题的大部份本可轻而易举地避免。 The authorities are eager to avoid bad publicity. 当局急于避免负面宣传。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- altogether
- actively
- assiduously
- …
- be anxious to
- want to
- wish to
- …
- an attempt to avoid something
- an effort to avoid something
- avoid something
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to keep away from somebody/something; to try not to do something 回避；避开；躲避 - avoid somebody/something
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。 By staying at home he manages to avoid all contact with strangers. 他呆在家里，设法避免与陌生人接触。 Certain foods should be avoided during pregnancy. 怀孕期间应避免某些食物。 I left early to avoid the rush hour. 我早早动身以避开交通高峰时刻。 - avoid doing something
He tried to avoid paying his taxes and was taken to court. 他试图逃避纳税，结果被送上了法庭。
More Like This Verbs usually followed by -ing formsVerbs usually followed by -ing formsExtra ExamplesI've been avoiding getting down to work all day. 我一整天都故意拖着不去工作。 You should avoid mentioning his divorce. 你应该避免提及他离婚的事。 The two men carefully avoided one another. 这两名男子小心地躲着彼此。 I scrupulously avoid artificial additives when I buy food. 购买食品时我仔细地避开有人工添加剂的食物。 He was careful to avoid any sentimentality in his speech. 他注意避免在演说中表露出多愁善感。 She pointedly avoided looking at him when she spoke. 她说话的时候，故意不看他。 Getting involved in a court case is something to be avoided at all costs. 有时要不惜一切代价避免卷入官司。 He deftly avoided answering the question. 他巧妙地避开回答这个问题。 He failed in his attempt to avoid having to pay. 他想躲避付钱但没成功。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- altogether
- actively
- assiduously
- …
- be anxious to
- want to
- wish to
- …
- an attempt to avoid something
- an effort to avoid something
- avoid somebody/something
- avoid something
to prevent yourself from hitting something 避免撞到（某物） Extra ExamplesHe braked hard and narrowly avoided a parked van. 他使劲踩剎车，险些撞上一辆停着的面包车。 They ducked to avoid a low branch. 他们迅速低下头以免撞上矮树枝。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- narrowly
- brake to
- slow to
- slow down to
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Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French evuider ‘clear out, get rid of’, from vuide ‘empty’, related to Latin vacare ‘vacate’.
Idioms
avoid somebody/something like the plague
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to try very hard not to meet somebody, do something, etc. 像避瘟疫似的躲着某人（或某事物）；尽量避开某人（或某事物） She's been avoiding me like the plague since the party last Saturday. 自从上周六的聚会以来，她一直躲着我。 I hate office parties—I avoid them like the plague. 我讨厌办公室聚会——我避之不及。
to fall into/avoid the trap of doing something