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avert

verb
🔊/əˈvɜːt/
🔊/əˈvɜːrt/
 (formal)
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they avert
🔊/əˈvɜːt/
🔊/əˈvɜːrt/
he / she / it averts
🔊/əˈvɜːts/
🔊/əˈvɜːrts/
past simple averted
🔊/əˈvɜːtɪd/
🔊/əˈvɜːrtɪd/
past participle averted
🔊/əˈvɜːtɪd/
🔊/əˈvɜːrtɪd/
-ing form averting
🔊/əˈvɜːtɪŋ/
🔊/əˈvɜːrtɪŋ/
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  1. avert something to prevent something 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。🔊🔊
    • Talks are taking place in an attempt to avert a strike.正在进行谈判以避免出现罢工的局面。
    • He managed to avert the closure of the factory.他设法使工厂免于倒闭。
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    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb
    • narrowly
    verb + avert
    • try to
    • be able to
    • manage to
    • …
    phrases
    • an attempt to avert something
    • an effort to avert something
    See full entry
  2. avert your eyes/gaze/face (from something) to turn your eyes, etc. away from something 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。🔊🔊
    Extra Examples
    • He looked up, and she quickly averted her gaze.他抬起头，她就迅速转过眼睛看别处了。
    • They hastily averted their faces to hide their giggles.他们急忙转过脸去以掩饰他们的傻笑。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb
    • quickly
    verb + avert
    • try to
    phrases
    • avert your eyes (from something/​somebody)
    • avert your gaze (from something/​somebody)
    See full entry
    3. Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘divert or deter someone from a place or a course of action’): from Latin avertere, from ab- ‘from’ + vertere ‘to turn’; reinforced by Old French avertir.