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Avert Eyes Averted Prevent N əˈvɜːt Verb Sth

The verb "avert" has two main uses: to prevent something unpleasant from happening, or to look away from something. The first use implies successfully stopping a negative event, while the second involves actively turning one's gaze away.

The verb "avert" has two main uses: to prevent something unpleasant from happening, or to look away from something. The first use implies successfully stopping a negative event, while the second involves actively turning one's gaze away.

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/əvɜ͟ː(r)t/
1
[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。

2
[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 ; NAmE əˈvɜːrt / verb 1 avertsth 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。 avert averts averted averting avert / əˈvɜːt ; NAmE əˈvɜːrt /
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averta‧vert /əˈvɜːt $ -ɜːrt/ ●○○ verb [transitive]
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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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avert

[əˈvɜ:t]averted, averting, averts

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averted[658]
避免(86%),防止(13%),转开(1%)
vt.避免,防止;转移

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