Avert
[ə'vɜːt] or [ə'vɝt]
解釋/意思:
(verb.) turn away or aside; 'They averted their eyes when the King entered'.
手打:柯尔斯顿--From WordNet
解釋/意思:
(n.) To turn aside, or away; as, to avert the eyes from an object; to ward off, or prevent, the occurrence or effects of; as, how can the danger be averted? "To avert his ire."
(v. i.) To turn away.
艾布拉姆編輯
同義詞及近義詞：
v. a. [1]. Turn aside, turn away, turn off.[2]. Prevent, divert, preclude, FOREFEND, ward off, keep off.
伊恩校對
解釋/意思:
v.t. to turn from or aside: to prevent: ward off.—p.adj. Avert′ed.—adv. Avert′edly.—adj. Avert′ible capable of being averted.
校對:罗杰
例句/造句/用法:
- There she stands, pointing to a rude image of the Virgin Mary, see if she can avert the fate that awaits thee. 沃爾特·司各特. 艾凡赫.
- Her hope had been to avert the wrath of Heaven from a House that had long been hateful to the suffering many. 查理斯·狄更斯. 雙城記.
- Shirley was sanguine that the evil she wished to avert was almost escaped, that the threatened storm was passing over. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪麗.
- I am not romantic fool enough to further the fortune, or avert the fate, of one who is likely to be a successful obstacle between me and my wishes. 沃爾特·司各特. 艾凡赫.
- Now may God avert such a calamity! 沃爾特·司各特. 艾凡赫.
- They seemed to be within half a sentence of Harriet, and her immediate feeling was to avert the subject, if possible. 簡·奧斯丁. 愛瑪.
- And he felt he would not be able to avert her. 大衛·赫伯特·勞倫斯. 戀愛中的女人.
- Then, suddenly she averted her face, saying coldly, uglily: 'Well, I've got no further than love, yet. 大衛·赫伯特·勞倫斯. 戀愛中的女人.
- Her brooding look, as of a mind withdrawn yet not averted, seemed to Mr. Rosedale full of a subtle encouragement. 伊蒂絲·華頓. 快樂之家.
- He had misinterpreted the feelings which had kept her face averted, and her tongue motionless. 簡·奧斯丁. 愛瑪.
- The child looked at Gudrun for a moment with interest, before she came forward and with face averted offered her hand. 大衛·赫伯特·勞倫斯. 戀愛中的女人.
- He remained silent, and she remained with her face averted, sometimes making a slight movement as if she would turn and speak. 查理斯·狄更斯. 我們共同的朋友.
- They are at a distance and may probably be averted; change of place, a new state of life, the interests of a home may be the cure of them. 柏拉圖. 理想國.
- He lowered his head and averted his face. 大衛·赫伯特·勞倫斯. 戀愛中的女人.
- Gudrun held the black-and-white tempest at arms' length, averting her face. 大衛·赫伯特·勞倫斯. 戀愛中的女人.
- What is inherently repulsive is endured for the sake of averting something still more repulsive or of securing a gain hitched on by others. 約翰·杜威. 民主與教育.
- I see that efficient preparation and a resolute attitude are the best means of averting bloodshed. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪麗.
- That,' said the middle-aged lady, rising from her seat, and averting her head--'that I would not reveal for worlds. 查理斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外傳.
- The world is too vile, she murmured, averting herself from Mrs. Fisher's anxious scrutiny. 伊蒂絲·華頓. 快樂之家.
埃尔罗伊校對