avert

US [əˈvɜrt]
UK [əˈvɜː(r)t]
  • v.防止；转移目光；背过脸
  • Web避免；避开；阻止
Simple Present：averts  Present Participle：averting  Past Tense：averted  

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avert
v.
1.
~ sth
防止，避免（危险、坏事）to prevent sth bad or dangerous from happening
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。
2.
~ your eyes/gaze/face (from sth)
转移目光；背过脸to turn your eyes, etc. away from sth that you do not want to see
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。

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AllAll,防止防止,转移目光转移目光,背过脸背过脸,避免避免,避开避开,阻止阻止
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1.
Retaining older staff has also been a challenge for companies trying to avert a labor crunch.
留住老职员对试图避免劳动力危机的公司来说也是个挑战。
liú zhù lǎo zhí yuán duì shì tú bì miǎn láo dòng lì wēi jī de gōng sī lái shuō yě shì gè tiǎo zhàn 。
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2.
With ammunition like this, China should be able to avert recession on technical definitions at least.
有这样的“弹药”，中国应当至少能够避免技术定义的经济衰退。
yǒu zhè yàng de " dàn yào " , zhōng guó yīng dāng zhì shǎo néng gòu bì miǎn jì shù dìng yì de jīng jì shuāi tuì 。
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3.
In fact, he was known to avert his eyes whenever a woman not of his family came into his view.
事实上，大家都知道，每当有不是我们家的女子出现在他的视野，他都会故意将目光回避。
shì shí shàng , dà jiā dōu zhī dào , měi dāng yǒu bú shì wǒ men jiā de nǚ zǐ chū xiàn zài tā de shì yě , tā dū huì gù yì jiāng mù guāng huí bì 。
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4.
Just as the rebalancing of China's economy calls for a stronger yuan, so the ability to avert bubbles requires a more flexible one.
正如重新平衡中国经济需要更强劲的人民币，防止泡沫需要的是更加灵活的汇率。
zhèng rú chóng xīn píng héng zhōng guó jīng jì xū yào gèng qiáng jìng de rén mín bì , fáng zhǐ pào mò xū yào de shì gèng jiā líng huó de huì lǜ 。
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5.
He said today that because authorities know how to respond to avert financial collapse, ``there's no question of a replay of the 1930s. ''
今天他说，因为当局知道如何防范金融体系崩溃，“1930年代的大萧条不会重演”。
jīn tiān tā shuō , yīn wèi dāng jú zhī dào rú hé fáng fàn jīn róng tǐ xì bēng kuì , " yī jiǔ sān líng nián dài de dà xiāo tiáo bú huì chóng yǎn " 。
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6.
But he said a 'dramatic' mobilization of resources is still needed across the world to avert a deeper global recession.
但他说，全球仍然需要动用大量资源来避免全球经济衰退加剧。
dàn tā shuō , quán qiú réng rán xū yào dòng yòng dà liàng zī yuán lái bì miǎn quán qiú jīng jì shuāi tuì jiā jù 。
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It might sound shocking, but it's true: God doesn't avert his eyes when a married couple goes to bed.
听起来可能叫人震惊，但它是真的：当一对已婚夫妇上床的时候，上帝不移开他的眼睛。
tīng qǐ lái kě néng jiào rén zhèn jīng , dàn tā shì zhēn de : dāng yí duì yǐ hūn fū fù shàng chuáng de shí hou , shàng dì bù yí kāi tā de yǎn jing 。
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8.
Lawmakers trying to avert the strike are calling for labor leaders to be patient.
试图避免发生罢工的议员呼吁劳工领导人要有耐心。
shì tú bì miǎn fā shēng bà gōng de yì yuán hū yù láo gōng lǐng dǎo rén yào yǒu nài xīn 。
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9.
This grave event did not avert the personal crisis between them.
这一严重事件，并没有消除他们之间的紧张关系。
zhè yī yán zhòng shì jiàn , bìng méi yǒu xiāo chú tā men zhī jiān de jǐn zhāng guān xì 。
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10.
But analysts point out that, since the last serious crisis broke out in 2006, Europe has done very little to avert shortages.
但分析家指出，自2006年爆发上一次严重危机，欧洲几乎没有采取行动了来避免短缺。
dàn fēn xī jiā zhǐ chū , zì èr líng líng liù nián bào fā shàng yī cì yán zhòng wēi jī , ōu zhōu jī hū méi yǒu cǎi qǔ xíng dòng le lái bì miǎn duǎn quē 。
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