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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionaryavert \ə-ˈvərt\ transitive verb ETYMOLOGY Middle English, from Middle French avertir, from Latin avertere, from ab- + vertere to turn — more at worth DATE 15th century1. to turn away or aside (as the eyes) in avoidance2. to see coming and ward off : avoid avert disasterEnglish Etymologyavert c.1400, from O.Frhttp://O.Fr. avertir (12c.), "turn, direct; avert; make aware," from V.L. *advertire, from L. avertere "to turn away, to drive away," from ab- "from, away" + vertere "to turn" (see versus).Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7avertavert / E5vE:t; NAmE E5vE:rt / verb[VN] 1. 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。 Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of EnglishOxford Collocations dictionary for students of Englishavert verb 1 prevent sth ADV. narrowly A tragedy was narrowly averted when a lorry crashed into a crowded restaurant. VERB + AVERT attempt to, try to | manage to He managed to avert the closure of the factory. | fail to PHRASES an attempt/effort to avert sth 2 turn sth away ADV. hastily, quickly They hastily averted their faces to hide their giggles. VERB + AVERT try to PREP. from averting his eyes from the dead child OLTavert verb⇨ preventWebster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridgedavert\əˈvərt, -və̄t, -vəit also aˈv-; usu -d.+V\ verb(-ed/-ing/-s)Etymology: Middle English averten, from Middle French avertir, from Latin avertere, from a, ab from, away + vertere to turn — more at of, worthtransitive verb1. : to turn away or aside (one's face, eyes, thoughts) especially in order to escape something dangerous, unpleasant, or disconcerting < some mortar and dust came dropping down, which he averted his face to avoid — Charles Dickens > < he … averts his attention from an uncomfortable topic as soon as possible — Walter Moberly >2. archaic : to cause to turn, change, or deviate : estrange, alienate < so many discordant and contrary opinions … avert them from the church — Francis Bacon >3. : to anticipate and ward off : prevent the occurrence or unfortunate, dangerous, and dire effects of < war was averted by a timely peace mission > < many highway accidents can be averted by courtesy >intransitive verbarchaic : to turn away — usually used with fromSynonyms: see prevent, turn

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