a·vert
verb/əˈvɜːt/
/əˈvɜːrt/
(formal)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they avert | /əˈvɜːt/ /əˈvɜːrt/ |
| he / she / it averts | /əˈvɜːts/ /əˈvɜːrts/ |
| past simple averted | /əˈvɜːtɪd/ /əˈvɜːrtɪd/ |
| past participle averted | /əˈvɜːtɪd/ /əˈvɜːrtɪd/ |
| -ing form averting | /əˈvɜːtɪŋ/ /əˈvɜːrtɪŋ/ |
- avert something to prevent something bad or dangerous from happening
防止，避免（危险、坏事） - A disaster was narrowly averted.
及时防止了一场灾难。 - He did his best to avert suspicion.
他尽量避嫌。 - Talks are taking place in an attempt to avert a strike.
正在进行谈判以避免出现罢工的局面。 - He managed to avert the closure of the factory.
他设法使工厂免于倒闭。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- narrowly
- try to
- be able to
- manage to
- …
- an attempt to avert something
- an effort to avert something
- A disaster was narrowly averted.
- avert your eyes/gaze/face (from something) to turn your eyes, etc. away from something that you do not want to see
转移目光；背过脸 - She averted her eyes from the terrible scene in front of her.
她背过脸，不去看面前可怕的场面。
Extra Examples- He looked up, and she quickly averted her gaze.
他抬起头，她就迅速转过眼睛看别处了。 - They hastily averted their faces to hide their giggles.
他们急忙转过脸去以掩饰他们的傻笑。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- quickly
- try to
- avert your eyes (from something/somebody)
- avert your gaze (from something/somebody)
- She averted her eyes from the terrible scene in front of her.
Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘divert or deter somebody from a place or a course of action’): from Latin avertere, from ab- ‘from’ + vertere ‘to turn’; reinforced by Old French avertir.