[VERB 动词]避免;阻止;防止 If you avert something unpleasant, you prevent it from happening.
[V n]
Talks with the teachers' union over the weekend have averted a strike...
周末与教师工会举行的谈判避免了一场罢工。
A fresh tragedy was narrowly averted yesterday.
昨天险些酿成一场新的悲剧。
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[VERB 动词]转移(目光等) If you avert your eyes or gaze from someone or something, you look away from them.
[V n]
[V-ed]
[Also V n from n]
He avoids any eye contact, quickly averting his gaze when anyone approaches...
他避免任何眼神接触,一有人靠近就把目光迅速移开。
He kept his eyes averted.
他的眼睛滴溜溜乱转。
Oxford
avert/əˈvɜːt; NAmEəˈvɜːrt/verb1avertsth to prevent sth bad or dangerous from happening 防止,避免(危险、坏事)◆A disaster was narrowly averted.及时防止了一场灾难。◆He did his best to avert suspicion.他尽量避嫌。2~ your eyes/gaze/face (from sth)to turn your eyes, etc. away from sth that you do not want to see 转移目光;背过脸◆She averted her eyes from the terrible scene in front of her.她背过脸,不去看面前可怕的场面。avertavertsavertedavertingavert/əˈvɜːt; NAmEəˈvɜːrt/
1to prevent something unpleasant from happening: The tragedy could have been averted if the crew had followed safety procedures.2avert your eyes/gaze etc to look away from something so that you do not see it: Henry averted his eyes as she undressed.
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