avert
英 [ə'vɜːt]
美 [ə'vɝt]
助记提示
1、a- "ab-, away" + vert-.
2、字面含义：turn away.
3、该词的构造及其含义与单词divert类似。
4. Avert：俺卧倒。敌机轰炸俺为避免受伤而卧倒----避免，防止，避开。
中文词源
avert 避免前缀a-同ab-, 从，从...离开。词根vert, 转，见convert, 皈依。
英文词源
- avert (v.)
- c. 1400, from Old French avertir (12c.), "turn, direct; avert; make aware," from Vulgar Latin *advertire, from Latin avertere "to turn away, to drive away," from ab- "from, away" (see ab-) + vertere "to turn" (see versus). Related: Averted; averting.
双语例句
- 1. He managed to avert suspicion.
- 他设法避嫌.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 2. When someone tells a lie, he will usually avert his eyes.
- avert:一个人说谎时往往会转移他的眼神.
来自互联网
- 3. Efforts are being made to avert war and find a diplomatic solution.
- 各方正在为避免战争、寻求外交解决途径而作出积极的努力。
来自辞典例句
- 4. I would do what I could to avert it.
- 我会尽力去避免发生这种情况.
来自演讲部分
- 5. 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.
来自辞典例句