avoid

verb

OPAL WOPAL S

/əˈvɔɪd/

动词形式

present simple I / you / we / they avoid	/əˈvɔɪd/ /əˈvɔɪd/
he / she / it avoids	/əˈvɔɪdz/ /əˈvɔɪdz/
past simple avoided	/əˈvɔɪdɪd/ /əˈvɔɪdɪd/
past participle avoided	/əˈvɔɪdɪd/ /əˈvɔɪdɪd/
-ing form avoiding	/əˈvɔɪdɪŋ/ /əˈvɔɪdɪŋ/

Idioms

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。
- It 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。
Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- altogether
- actively
- assiduously
- …
verb + avoid
- be anxious to
- want to
- wish to
- …
phrases
- an attempt to avoid something
- an effort to avoid something
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 forms
Verbs usually followed by -ing forms
- avoid
- consider
- delay
- deny
- enjoy
- escape
- finish
- give up
- imagine
- involve
- mention
- mind
- miss
- postpone
- practise
- resist
- risk
- suggest
- I'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。
Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- altogether
- actively
- assiduously
- …
verb + avoid
- be anxious to
- want to
- wish to
- …
phrases
- an attempt to avoid something
- an effort to avoid something
avoid something to prevent yourself from hitting something避免撞到（某物）
- The car swerved to avoid a cat.汽车猛急转弯以免轧到一只猫。
- He 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。
Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- narrowly
verb + avoid
- brake to
- slow to
- slow down to
- …

词源late 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

(informal) 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

to do/avoid doing something that is a mistake but that seems at first to be a good idea掉进／避免掉进陷阱
- Parents often fall into the trap of trying to do everything for their children.家长经常陷入极力为子女操办一切的误区。
- The movie avoids the trap of spending too much time explaining things.这部电影避免了花太多时间解释事情的陷阱。