avert

英 [ə'vɜːt] 美 [ə'vɝt]
  • vt. 避免，防止；转移
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助记提示

1、a- "ab-, away" + vert-.
2、字面含义：turn away.
3、该词的构造及其含义与单词divert类似。
4. Avert：俺卧倒。敌机轰炸俺为避免受伤而卧倒----避免，防止，避开。

中文词源

avert 避免

前缀a-同ab-, 从，从...离开。词根vert, 转，见convert, 皈依。

英文词源

avert (v.)
c. 1400, from Old French avertir (12c.), "turn, direct; avert; make aware," from Vulgar Latin *advertire, from Latin avertere "to turn away, to drive away," from ab- "from, away" (see ab-) + vertere "to turn" (see versus). Related: Averted; averting.

双语例句

1. He managed to avert suspicion.
他设法避嫌.

来自《简明英汉词典》

2. When someone tells a lie, he will usually avert his eyes.
avert:一个人说谎时往往会转移他的眼神.

来自互联网

3. Efforts are being made to avert war and find a diplomatic solution.
各方正在为避免战争、寻求外交解决途径而作出积极的努力。

来自辞典例句

4. I would do what I could to avert it.
我会尽力去避免发生这种情况.

来自演讲部分

5. They discovered the danger in time, and made shift to avert it.
他们及时地发现了这个危险, 连忙设法挽救过来.

来自辞典例句