单词 | eschew |
释义 | eschewWord family nouneschewaleschewerverbeschew es·chew /ɪsˈtʃuː/ verb [transitiveT] formal AVOIDto deliberately avoid doing or using something 〔有意地〕回避,避开 I had eschewed politics in favour of a life practising law. 我选择从事律师职业,有意避开了政治。 Examples from the Corpus eschew• To eschew detail is to float in the clouds above the wood.• Aside from these two ` laws' of political science, the bulk of comparative research eschews making such strong claims.• And they stuck to subject matter in their classes, eschewing propaganda.• In school, Crowell stood out as the girl who eschewed the blandness of fashion in favor of personal style.• Wick eschewed the spotlight before Christmas last year.• Embryos have their own logic and all too often eschew tidiness; there is an element of all three mechanisms involved.• Quintera was a man who eschewed violence. (1300-1400) Old French eschiver |
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