Avert
[ ə'vɝt ]
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vt. 防止，避免;转移;
💡 词根助记
a离开+vert转变→转开→避开
📝 例句
They discovered the danger in time, and made shift to avert it.
他们及时地发现了这个危险，连忙设法挽救过来。
He apologized to avert trouble.
他道歉以避免麻烦。
He could only avert his eyes; he had never seen such an ugly sight.
他只能避开眼去;他从未见过如此丑恶的景象。
For his life he could not avert that excess of emotion.
他无论怎样也不能回避这种感情的泛滥。
She was so striking that I had to avert my somewhat startled eyes.
她是如此鲜艳夺目，我不禁打了个愣怔，连忙把眼睛转向别处。
🌱 联想助记
【记】※ alert-机警的,avert-避免:机警的避开危险
※ alert-警惕,avert-避免:提高警惕可避免上当受骗
※ alert-警报,avert-转移,v-似“峡谷”:警报拉响,所有人都转移到峡谷
✅ 同义词
🔤 词根
-rot-表示“转动”
📖 牛津释义
avert
v
1 [Tn, Tn.pr]
~ sth (from sth) turn sth away 将（某事物）移开
avert one's eyes/gaze/glance from the terrible sight 转移目光, 不看那可怕的情景.
2 [Tn] prevent (sth); avoid 防止（某事物）; 避免
avert an accident, a crisis, a disaster, etc by prompt action 迅速采取行动以避免事故, 危险, 灾祸等
He managed to avert suspicion. 他设法避嫌.
🎯 考研助记
a(=to)+vert(转):去转身- 躲开 尔挖它（谐音）： 防干旱
🔁 扩展释义
*[ә'vә:t]vt. 转开, 避免, 防止
🌿 同词根单词
📖 同为「博士」词汇
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At the end of the first lap, Li Lei quickly passed the stick on to Jim.
在第一圈结束时，李磊迅速地将棒传给吉姆。
When did they live there?
他们什么时候住在那儿？
Is that all? It seems worse than a cold.
仅此吗？看似比感冒重吧。