avert
UK [ə'vɜ:t] US [-'vɝ:t] verb transitive
PREVENT 避免
■to prevent something bad from happening; avoid 防止，避免•to avert a crisis /conflict/strike/famine避免危机／冲突／罢工／饥荒 •to avert disaster /economic collapse防止灾难／经济崩溃
UK [ə'vɜ:t] US [-'vɝ:t] verb transitive
TURN 转移
■to turn away your eyes or thoughts 转移（目光、想法等）；把…转（向别处）•I averted my gaze/eyes while he dressed.他穿衣服的时候，我把目光转向一边。 •We tried to avert our thoughts from our massive financial problems.我们尽量不去想我们面临的严重财政问题。 |