避免事情是人類的天性;避開獅子,火山或大石頭之類的危險現象,已經幫助我們存活了下來。無論採用哪種方法,避免事物都是生活中不可或缺的一部分,而知道說avoid的不同方式只能使我們作為一個物種受益。#高考熱點#
evade
v. 逃避;規避
To evade something意為:用詭計或聰明來逃避某事。
想像電影裡的場景:A man, being chased down an alleyway, turns the corner, slips into a group of parade marchers, rips off his jacket and hat, and loses his pursuers in the crowd.(一個男人在小巷裡被人追趕,拐過一個彎,溜進一群遊行的人群中,扯掉他的夾克和帽子,在人群中追趕者跟丟了。)
skirting
n .踢腳
skirting something意為:在邊緣避開它。
The senator skirted the issue. Of course, this rarely happens with politicians ... right?(參議員繞過了這個問題。 當然,這很少發生在政客身上……對嗎?)
你可能也會在天氣新聞中聽到這個詞,天氣惡劣城市即將被大雪摧毀,天氣預報員報導:The storm took a different track and ended up skirting the city.(風暴沿著不同的軌道移動,最後繞過了城市。)
circumvent
v. 避免;繞行
這是另一個可以偷偷摸摸的角度的詞。 避開某事物除了意味著:繞開或繞過之外,還意味著:通過【artfulness or deception機靈或欺騙】or【anticipating or outwitting預料或勝過】某人來避免它。
MacGyver frequently circumvented capture by anticipating his adversary's tactics. (麥吉弗經常通過預測對手的戰術來逃避抓捕。)
Another usage commonly heard is when someone circumvents the law. Lawyers (and criminals) can do this by finding obscure loopholes.(通常聽到的另一種用法是有人規避法律。 律師(和罪犯)可以通過發現晦澀的漏洞來做到這一點。)
dodge
n. 躲避;託詞;伎倆
v. 躲避,迴避
dodge someone,表示:突然轉移位置而逃避或逃避。
You might dodge a topic by giving answers to questions that weren't asked in the first place.(您可以通過回答最初沒有問過的問題來迴避話題。)
deflect
v. (使)轉向,偏斜,彎曲
在足球比賽中,您可以通過將射入的球踢出球網來轉移對方的射門。
The company deflected any talk of a slump by announcing record profits.(公司通過宣布創紀錄的利潤,避免了任何有關經濟衰退的言論。)
fake out
欺騙
這是一個常用的非正式動詞短語,意為:欺騙。它也可以用作物理參考,例如:When a football runner fakes out a tackler with a fancy move at the goal line.(當足球運動員在球門線以奇妙的動作假裝鏟球時。)