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avoid

Word family 
a·void /əˈvɔɪd/ ●●● S2 W1 verb [transitiveT]  
1  AVOIDto prevent something bad from happening 避免，防止
 Road safety is taught to young children to avoid road accidents.
小孩子受到道路安全知识的教育，以避免交通事故。
 It is important to take measures to avoid the risk of fire.
采取措施避免火灾风险很重要。
avoid doing something
 The refugees left to avoid getting bombed.
难民为躲避轰炸纷纷离去。
 Alan narrowly avoided an accident.
艾伦险出事故。
2  AVOIDto stay away from someone or something, or not use something 躲避，避开
 Everyone seemed to be avoiding Nick.
似乎所有人都在躲着尼克。
 She carefully avoided his eyes (=did not look directly at his face).
她小心地避开他的目光。
 Pregnant women should avoid certain foods such as raw eggs.
孕妇应当戒吃生鸡蛋之类的食物。
 Why did you speak to him? You usually avoid him like the plague (=try hard to avoid him).
你怎么同他说话了？你平时像躲瘟神一样躲着他的。
3  AVOIDto deliberately not do something, especially something wrong, dangerous, or harmful 逃避
 There are ways of legally avoiding taxes.
有多种方法可以合法避税。
avoid doing something
 You should avoid over-spending in the first half of the year.
上半年你应避免超支。
n Grammar
Avoid is followed by an -ing form, not an infinitive. You say:
They are able to avoid paying taxes.
✗Don’t say: They are able to avoid to pay taxes.
 THESAURUS
to avoid a person or place 避开某人或某地
avoid to deliberately not go near a person or place 躲避〔某人〕，避开
Why have you been avoiding me?
你为什么一直躲着我？
We avoided Park Street because of the traffic.
因为交通状况我们避开了公园街。
stay away/keep away to avoid a person or place, especially a dangerous one 远离〔危险的人或地方〕
She walked along the path, keeping well away from the edge of the cliff.
她在小道上走着，离崖边远远的。
That man is trouble – I’d stay away from him.
那家伙很麻烦——我要离他远点。
steer clear of somebody/something informal to avoid a person or place, because there could be problems if you do not 避开某人/某事〔以免麻烦〕
I usually steer clear of the kitchen when Alan’s cooking.
艾伦做饭时我一般都避免进厨房。
nI’d steer clear of Matthew if I were you.
make a detour to avoid a place by travelling around it instead of through the centre 绕行
We had to make a long detour because of the floods.
因为发大水，我们不得不绕了很长一段路。
to avoid doing something 避免做某事
avoid to find a way of not doing something that you should do 逃避
Some people will do anything to avoid work.
有些人会千方百计逃避工作。
get out of something to avoid doing something you should do or something you promised to do. Get out of is more common than avoid in everyday spoken English 逃避某事，逃过某事〔在日常英语中get out of比avoid更为常用〕
We promised we’d go – we can’t get out of it now.
我们答应过要去的——不能现在又食言了。
wriggle out of something (also wiggle out of something American EnglishAmE) to avoid doing something you should do by making up excuses – used to show disapproval 〔找借口〕逃脱（应做的）某事〔含贬义〕
He always seems to wriggle out of helping with the kids.
他好像总是推三阻四，不肯帮着照看孩子。
evade formal to avoid doing something that legally or morally you should do – used especially about taxes or responsibilities 逃避，规避〔法律或道德责任〕
It is an offence to evade taxes.
逃税是违法的。
The US cannot evade its responsibility for the war.
美国不能逃避对这场战争应负的责任。
Examples from the Corpus
avoid• We take every precaution to avoid accidents.• The company is anxious to avoid an expensive court case.• To avoid any possible embarrassment the receptionist should show the lady to a seat in the lounge.• Police were anxious to avoid any ugly scenes when the two boys made their first appearance in court nine days ago.• Civilian casualties must be avoided at all costs.• Penny jumped out of the way to avoid being hit by the falling branch.• The book is intended to help students avoid common errors.• She's a good manager, because she never avoids dealing with the problems of her staff.• Hoping to avoid delays and embarrassing publicity, in July the council started quietly pressuring Pike to disengage from the venture.• Except when they were filming, the two actors avoided each other like the plague.• Drivers are advised to avoid Elm Street today due to heavy traffic and long delays.• Import duties on some goods can be avoided if you know how.• Journalists now subject him to the scrutiny he avoided in his stealthy rise.• We must, above all, avoid involvement in the war.• I'm sure Sarah's been avoiding me recently.• Have you been avoiding me?• He avoids mentioning Home Office research that suggests that there is a relationship between deprivation and crime.• Children quickly learn how to avoid punishment.• Try to avoid subjects like sex or religion that might offend people.• But as they minded their church business, they could not avoid taking political stands as well.• Do you think he's gone away to avoid talking to the police?• The driver of the car said he tried to brake to avoid the accident, but it was already too late.• Typical politician! He just kept avoiding the question.• I switched ends on the stretcher to avoid the stain from the piece of meat.• I had to swerve to avoid the truck.• I managed to avoid the worst of the traffic.
narrowly avoided• An assault on the office building angered the men in the yard and violence was narrowly avoided.• The torpedo was only narrowly avoided.• And Chrysler narrowly avoided a major strike in August at its Detroit axle plant, another aging factory targeted for shutdown.• Two children in the car were rescued unhurt, and a woman inside the house narrowly avoided being hit by debris.• This was narrowly avoided by producing a new programming scheme, involving local sponsorship as the future funders of individual exhibitions.• A narrowly avoided divorce scandal involving a prominent Member of Parliament.
avoid ... like the plague• Avoid cliches like the plague! 6.• As you know, the best commercial travel pictures avoid people like the plague.• But if you just want to use your computer for word-processing or web-surfing, avoid it like the plague.• If not, avoid like the plague.• The place has given off a bad odour for years and I have always avoided it like the plague.• The Profitboss avoids committees like the plague.• Trees evenly spaced, at regulation height, and all plumb vertical, must be avoided like the plague.• I guess I have avoided it like the plague, without much wanting to admit my cowardice.
From Longman Business Dictionary
avoida·void /əˈvɔɪd/ verb [transitiveT]TAXLAW
if you avoid tax, you manage to not pay it legally, for example by the way that you enter profits or losses into your accounts
Investing in this way allows savers to avoid tax upon withdrawal.
→ compare evade
—avoidance noun [uncountableU]
There is a very thin line between tax avoidance and tax evasion.
Origin avoid
(1300-1400) Old French esvuidier, from vuidier “to empty”
a·void verb →n GRAMMAR1 →THESAURUS1
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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 835 COCA: 908
avoid

verb¹

 1prevent sth; choose not to do sth防止；決定不做⋯ADVERB | VERB + AVOID | PHRASES ADVERB➤altogether完全避免◇It is sometimes impossible to avoid conflict altogether.有時不可能完全避免衝突。➤actively, assiduously, carefully, consciously, deliberately, intentionally, purposefully, purposely, scrupulously, studiously主動避免；努力避開；小心避免；有意避免；故意避免；蓄意避免；刻意避免；細心避免◇The two men carefully avoided one another.這兩名男子小心地躲着彼此。◇I scrupulously avoid artificial additives when I buy food.購買食品時我仔細地避開有人工添加劑的食物。➤barely, narrowly勉強避過◇They narrowly avoided defeat in the semi-final.他們在半決賽中險些敗陣。➤deftly, wisely巧妙地／明智地避免◇He deftly avoided answering the question.他巧妙地避開回答這個問題。➤pointedly有意地避免◇She pointedly avoided looking at him when she spoke.她說話的時候，故意不看他。➤easily, successfully容易／成功避免◇Most of these problems could have been easily avoided.這些問題的大部份本可輕而易舉地避免。➤generally, largely一般情況下／大部份情況下避免◇As someone who generally avoids teen movies, I didn't expect to enjoy this.我一般情況下不看青少年的影片，沒想到會喜歡看這一部。➤at all costs不惜一切代價避免◇Getting involved in a court case is something to be avoided at all costs.無論如何也要避免牽涉進官司中。VERB + AVOID➤be anxious to, want to, wish to急於避免；想避免；希望避免◇They are anxious to avoid any further misunderstandings.他們迫切希望避免進一步的誤會。➤attempt to, try to試圖／努力避免▸➤be careful to, take care to謹慎地避免；注意防止◇He was careful to avoid any sentimentality in his speech.他注意避免在演說中表露出多愁善感。➤help (to)有助於避免▸➤be able to, manage to能夠／設法避免▸➤be possible to可能避免▸➤be difficult to, be impossible to難以／不可能避免PHRASES➤an attempt to avoid sth, an effort to avoid sth避免⋯的企圖／努力◇He failed in his attempt to avoid having to pay.他想躲避付錢但沒成功。
avoid

verb²

 2not hit sb/sth未擊中ADVERB | VERB + AVOID ADVERB➤narrowly險些撞上◇He braked hard and narrowly avoided a parked van.他使勁踩剎車，險些撞上一輛停着的麪包車。VERB + AVOID➤brake to, slow to, slow down to剎車／慢行／減速以避開▸➤swerve to突然轉向以避開◇She swerved to avoid a bicycle.她猛打方向盤以免撞上一輛自行車。➤duck to, duck down to迅速低頭／迅速低下頭以避開◇They ducked to avoid a low branch.他們迅速低下頭以免撞上矮樹枝。
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 835 COCA: 908
avoid verb
⇨ avoid (He's been avoiding me.) ⇨ prevent (avoid an accident) avoid

verb

avoid ♦︎ stay away ♦︎ boycott ♦︎ shun ♦︎ steer clear ♦︎ keep your distanceThese words all mean to try not to go near a particular person or place, or to try not to do sth. 这些词均表示避开、躲避。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to avoid / shun publicity / the limelight◆to deliberately avoid / stay away from / steer clear of sb / sth■ avoid [transitive] to not go near a particular person, place, event or situation 回避；避开◆He's been avoiding me all week.整整一个星期他都在回避我。◆She kept avoiding my eyes (= would not look at me).她总是躲避我的目光。◆I left early to avoid the rush hour.我早早动身以避开交通高峰。■ ˌstay aˈway

phrasal verb

to not go near a particular person or place 不接近（某人）；不去（某地）◆I want you to stay away from my daughter.我要你离我女儿远远的。■ boycott ˈbɔɪkɒt; NAmE ˈbɔɪkɑːt [transitive] to refuse to buy, use or take part in sth as a way of protesting 拒绝购买（或使用、参加）；抵制◆We are asking people to boycott goods from companies that use child labour.我们正呼吁大家抵制雇用童工的公司的产品。   see also boycott ⇨ ban noun ■ shun (-nn-) [transitive] (written) to permanently avoid, ignore or reject sb/sth, because you do not like them or are afraid of them （因厌恶或惧怕）避开，躲避，回避◆She was shunned by her family when she remarried.她再婚后家里人都躲着她。◆He is an actor who shuns publicity.他是个不欲引起公众注意的演员。■ steer clear

idiom

to avoid a person, place, event or situation because it may cause problems （因怕惹麻烦）避开，不靠近◆Steer clear of the centre of town at this time of the evening.晚上这个时段还是避开市中心吧。◆It is prudent to steer well clear of political subjects.审慎起见，应远离政治话题。■ keep your ˈdistance

idiom

to make sure you are not too near sb/sth; to avoid getting too friendly or involved with a person or group （与⋯）保持距离；疏远；避免介入◆The lighthouse warns ships to keep their distance.灯塔警告船只保持距离。◆She was warned to keep her distance from Charles if she didn't want to get hurt.有人警告她说，如果不想受到伤害，就离查尔斯远一点。ⓘ Keep your distance is usually used to talk about avoiding sb/sth that may be dangerous. * keep your distance通常指避开危险的人或事物。
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