avoid

verb

1. 避免；防止
   to prevent sth bad from happening
   1. The accident could have been avoided.
      这个事故本来是可以避免的。
   2. They narrowly avoided defeat.
      他们险些儿被打败。
   3. The name was changed to avoid confusion with another firm.
      改名是为了避免和另一家公司混淆。
   4. They built a wall to avoid soil being washed away.
      他们建了一堵墙防止土壤流失。
2. 回避；避开；躲避
   to keep away from sb/sth; to try not to do sth
   1. He's been avoiding me all week.
      整整一个星期他一直在回避我。
   2. She kept avoiding my eyes (= avoided looking at me) .
      她总是躲避我的目光。
   3. I left early to avoid the rush hour.
      我早早动身以避开交通高峰时刻。
   4. I've been avoiding getting down to work all day.
      我一整天都刻意不投入工作。
   5. You should avoid mentioning his divorce.
      你应该避免提及他离婚的事。
3. 避免撞到（某物）
   to prevent yourself from hitting sth
   1. I had to swerve to avoid a cat.
      为了避免轧到一只猫，我只好猛然将车转向。

1. VERB 避免,防止（坏事发生）
   If you avoid something unpleasant that might happen, you take action in order to prevent it from happening.
   1. The pilots had to take emergency action to avoid a disaster...
      飞行员不得不采取紧急措施避免灾难的发生。
   2. Women have to dress modestly, to avoid being harassed by the locals.
      女士穿着应当庄重，以免受到当地人的骚扰。
2. VERB 避免（做…）
   If you avoid doing something, you choose not to do it, or you put yourself in a situation where you do not have to do it.
   1. By borrowing from dozens of banks, he managed to avoid giving any of them an overall picture of what he was up to...
      他向许多银行借款，使得任何一家都搞不清楚他到底要做什么。
   2. He was always careful to avoid embarrassment.
      他总是小心谨慎地避免尴尬。
3. VERB 躲开（人、事物）；回避（话题）
   If you avoid a person or thing, you keep away from them. When talking to someone, if you avoid the subject, you keep the conversation away from a particular topic.
   1. She eventually had to lock herself in the toilets to avoid him...
      她最后只好把自己锁在厕所里来躲开他。
   2. All through lunch he had carefully avoided the subject of the house.
      整个午饭期间，他一直在小心翼翼地回避房子的话题。
4. VERB （人或车改变方向）避让
   If a person or vehicle avoids someone or something, they change the direction they are moving in, so that they do not hit them.
   1. The driver had ample time to brake or swerve and avoid the woman.
      司机有足够的时间刹车或急转弯，来避开那个女人。
5. to avoid someone or something like the plague → see: plague

When you try not to do something, you say that you avoid doing it, not that you 'avoid to do it'. This leaflet tells you how to avoid getting ill. If you want to suggest that you cannot stop yourself from doing something, you should use the expression can't help. I'm sorry, I can't help being suspicious... Nobody liked her to cough, but she couldn'thelp it. If you prevent something, you do something to ensure that it does not happen. They must take urgent action to prevent a famine. If you prevent accidents or diseases, you stop them from happening. If you avoid accidents or diseases, you succeed in not having them or catching them. ...a rope that prevented her from falling. ...a sound recommendation for avoiding cancer. Note that you do not use prevent when telling people about danger. The word you use is warn, and you can warn people about or of a danger. You can also warn them that something is happening or warn them to do something. I warned her about the hole in the floor... She warned me to stay away.
当表示避免做某事时，用avoid doing it, 不能用avoid to do it。例如：This leaflet tells you how to avoid getting ill（这个小册子指导人们如何预防疾病）。如果想表示情不自禁地做某事，用短语can't help。例如：I'm sorry, I can't help being suspicious（对不起，我忍不住要表示怀疑），Nobody liked her to cough, but she couldn't help it（大家都不希望她咳嗽，但她忍不住）。prevent意为防止某事发生，例如：They must take urgent action to prevent a famine（他们必须立即采取行动预防饥荒）。prevent后接事故或疾病，表示防止其发生。avoid后接事故或疾病，表示成功地避免受影响或感染。例如：a rope that prevented her from falling（让她不至于摔倒的绳子），a sound recommendation for avoiding cancer（预防癌症的合理建议）。注意，在告诉别人有危险时，不用prevent，而用warn。警告某人某事要发生或告诫某人做某事也可用warn。例如：I warned her about the hole in the floor (我提醒她地上有个洞), She warned me to stay away (她警告我离远点儿)。

1. The pilots had to take emergency action to avoid a disaster
   飞行员不得不采取紧急措施避免灾难的发生。
2. Women have to dress modestly, to avoid being harassed by the locals.
   女士穿着应当庄重，以免受到当地人的骚扰。
3. By borrowing from dozens of banks, he managed to avoid giving any of them an overall picture of what he was up to
   他向许多银行借款，使得任何一家都搞不清楚他到底要做什么。
4. He was always careful to avoid embarrassment.
   他总是小心谨慎地避免尴尬。
5. She eventually had to lock herself in the toilets to avoid him
   她最后只好把自己锁在厕所里来躲开他。
6. All through lunch he had carefully avoided the subject of the house.
   整个午饭期间，他一直在小心翼翼地回避房子的话题。
7. The driver had ample time to brake or swerve and avoid the woman.
   司机有足够的时间刹车或急转弯，来避开那个女人。
8. We must avoid the damaging boom-bust cycles which characterised the 1980s.
   我们必须避免出现20世纪80年代那样具有破坏性的繁荣萧条交替循环的局面。
9. The commission remains so weak that it will continue to avoid confrontation with governments.
   该委员会的力量仍然十分薄弱，所以将继续避免与各国政府发生冲突。
10. With such excellent studies available for consultation, it should be easy to avoid the pitfalls.
    有如此优秀的研究可供参考，避开陷阱应该很容易。
11. The police say he swallowed a cyanide capsule to avoid arrest.
    警察说他为了逃避逮捕就吞了一颗氰化物胶囊。
12. He fled to Costa Rica to avoid military service.
    他逃到了哥斯达黎加以逃避服兵役。
13. Hundreds of people are said to have gone into hiding to avoid arrest
    据说有几百人为躲避逮捕而藏了起来。
14. Tell your midwife what you want so she can make a note of it and avoid misunderstandings.
    把你的要求告诉助产士，这样她可以记下来，避免产生误解。
15. Western governments have this week urged him to negotiate and avoid force
    西方各国政府本周敦促他进行谈判，避免使用武力。
16. People can keep out of the sun to avoid skin cancer.
    人们可以通过避免阳光照射来预防皮肤癌。
17. I am no pedant and avoid being dogmatic concerning English grammar and expression.
    我不是书呆子，不想在英语语法和表达方式上过于教条主义。
18. I would avoid him like the plague when his wife and my parents were around
    他的妻子和我的父母在旁边时，我会极力躲着他。
19. I avoid working in places which are too public.
    我避免在过于抛头露面的地方工作。
20. The nation was urged to pull together to avoid a slide into complete chaos
    对全国上下发出了呼吁，要求大家团结一致，避免陷入完全混乱的局面。
21. Do avoid potentially contentious subjects such as religion, sex or politics.
    一定要避免可能引起争议的话题，如宗教、性和政治。
22. Work out what situations or people make you feel stressed and avoid them.
    弄清是什么状况或什么人让你焦虑不安，然后避开他们。
23. Avoid unhealthy foods such as hamburger and chips
    不要吃不健康食品，如汉堡和薯条。
24. Avoid changing a nappy unless it's dirty or very wet.
    除非尿布脏了或非常湿，否则别换。
25. I recommend that you avoid processed foods whenever possible.
    我建议你尽量不要食用加工好的食品。
26. Touch wood, I've been lucky enough to avoid any other serious injuries.
    老天保佑，我一直很幸运，别的重伤都躲过了。
27. I wanted to avoid a meeting with her.
    我想避免与她会面。
28. He was able to hold back his anger and avoid a fight.
    他忍住了怒气，避免了一场殴斗。
29. I tried to avoid her, but it was just my luck to bump into her.
    我不想见她，偏撞上她了。
30. It's hard to avoid mistakes.
    犯错误是难免的。

  avoid elude evade【导航词义：躲避，逃避】

  avoid v. 避开，躲避

〔辨析〕指回避某人、某物或不使用某物，也指有意避开不好的、危险的事物，不能接动词不定式。

  elude v. 逃避，躲避

〔辨析〕尤指用计谋机敏地避开某人或某事物。

  evade v. 逃避，躲避

〔辨析〕指回避谈论某事物，尤指试图隐瞒，也指不做该做的事，不能后接动词不定式。

v.

avoid sb/sth like the plague

• 像避瘟疫似地躲着某人（或某事物）；尽量避开某人（或某事物）
  to try very hard not to meet sb, do sth, etc.

to fall into/avoid the trap of doing sth

• 掉进 / 避免掉进陷阱
  to do/avoid doing sth that is a mistake but which seems at first to be a good idea
  1. Parents often fall into the trap of trying to do everything for their children.
     家长经常一相情愿极力为子女操办一切。

verb

1. stay clear from
   1. Her former friends now avoid her

2. refrain from certain foods or beverages
   1. I keep off drugs
   2. During Ramadan, Muslims avoid tobacco during the day

   Synonym:    keep off

3. prevent the occurrence of
   1. Let's avoid a confrontation
   2. head off a confrontation
   3. avert a strike

   Synonym:    debarforefendforfendobviatedeflectaverthead offstave offfend offward off

4. refrain from doing something
   1. She refrains from calling her therapist too often
   2. He should avoid publishing his wife's memories

5. declare invalid
   1. The contract was annulled
   2. void a plea

   Synonym:    invalidateannulquashvoidnullify