0 to stay away from someone or something -- 避开;逃避
I try to avoid supermarkets on Saturdays - they're always so busy. 我尽量避开周六去超市——那时总是人特别多。
I'm anxious to avoid the motorway at rush hour. 在交通高峰时段,我对高速公路唯恐避之不及。
Do you think Lukas is avoiding me? I haven't seen him all day. 你认为卢卡斯是不是在躲着我啊?我一整天都没见到他。
[ + -ing verb ] I try to avoid going shopping on Saturdays. 我尽量不在周六去购物。
The report studiously avoided any mention of the controversial plan. 这份报告有意避而不谈那个有争议的计划。
The plane narrowly avoided disaster when one of the engines cut out on take-off. 飞机起飞时一个发动机熄火,差点酿成重大事故。
I left the pub to avoid a fight (= prevent a fight from happening). 我不想动手打架,就离开了酒吧。
Unnecessary paperwork should be avoided (= prevented) at all costs. 应该尽可能避免不必要的文书工作。
If we set off early tomorrow morning we'll avoid most of the traffic.
We need to examine how an accident like this can be avoided in the future.
Excessive lettering should be avoided on the figure and should be inserted in the legend.
The next section introduces another device called a lexical entry automaton, which is an elaborated form of trunks, for avoiding the computability problem.
At this stage, acknowledgements, self-references and other forms of self-identification should be avoided.