avoida•void /ə'vɔɪd/

vt

1. 防止；避免

• Try to avoid an accident. 尽量防止发生事故。

• The leaflet tells you how to avoid getting ill while traveling. 宣传册告诉你如何在旅途中避免生病。

2. 避开

• I think he is avoiding me. 我觉得他在躲着我。

• Everyone avoids her like the plague. 大家都像躲瘟疫似的避开她。