avert
v 避开(a离开+vert→转开→避开)
释义2:
avert
/ E5vE:t /
◙ verb, [with obj.] 1. turn away (one's eyes or thoughts)• 转移(目光或思想)2. prevent or ward off (an undesirable occurrence)• 防止;避免(麻烦事发生) »talks failed to avert a rail strike. 会谈未能避免一场铁路罢工。【派生】
♦ avertable adjective【语源】
1. late 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
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