喜樂美語
  1. 1避免、防止；(目光)轉開、迴避

    To stop something bad from happening, usually just in time (they managed to avert a disaster; quick thinking averted a crash). It also means to turn something away, especially your eyes — 'avert your eyes/gaze' means to look away, often because something is upsetting or private.

core核心畫面

組成a- (away, from Latin) + vert (to turn).

同家族的字

  • convertshares the 'vert' root, meaning to turn — to turn something into something else
  • divertshares the same root — to turn something in a different direction
  • invertshares the same root — to turn something upside down or inside out

原始詞典資料3 筆記錄

以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，摘錄並精簡格式，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。

avertverb/əˈvɝt/

  • 1

    To turn aside or away.

    • I averted my eyes while my friend typed in her password.
    • When atheists and profane persons do hear of so many discordant and contrary opinions in religion, it doth avert them from the church.
  • 2

    To ward off, or prevent, the occurrence or effects of.

    • How can the danger be averted?
    • Till ardent prayer averts the public woe.
  • 3

    archaicTo turn away.

    • Cold and averting from our neighbour's good.

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