v.  避免，防止

v.  躲避，避开

v.  逃避

• avoidance  n.  回避，避开，避免

• avoid doing sth  

• avoid taxes  避税

• a tax avoidance scheme  避税方案

• the avoidance of issues such as domestic violence  回避家庭暴力等问题

• This danger can be avoided, according to computer science professor Stuart Russell, if we figure out how to turn human values into a programmable code.

  危险是可以避免的，如果…

• Therefore, more and more students apply for a master degree in order to keep pace with the steps of social development and to avoid being eliminated by market during the fierce competition. 避免被市场淘汰

• They avoid looking at them. 避免看某人

• This behavior may have evolved as dogs gradually learned they could benefit from avoiding conflicts with humans.

  避免和人类的冲突

• Bill, for instance, often gets painful “flashbacks”, in which unwanted memories intrude into his consciousness, but overall he has chosen to see it as the best way of avoiding repeating the same mistakes.

  避免犯同样的错误

• Road safety is taught to young children to avoid road accidents. 小孩子受到道路安全知识的教育，以避免交通事故。

• Why did you speak to him? You usually avoid him like the plague. 你怎么同他说话了？你平时像躲瘟神一样躲着他的。

• You should avoid over-spending in the first half of the year. 上半年你应避免超支。

BrE /əˈvɔɪd/

NAmE /əˈvɔɪd/