avoid

avoid — 動詞

1. to deliberately not go near a person, place, or thing because you do not want to

1.動詞及物B1
釋義

躲開；避開

刻意不接近某人或某地

to deliberately not go near a person, place, or thing because you do not want to meet, see, or be involved with them.

例句

Mei takes the back streets to avoid the busy market on weekends.

美週末走後街，避開熱鬧的市場。

avoid + noun (place)

Daniel has been avoiding his ex-girlfriend ever since the awkward dinner last month.

自從上個月那頓尷尬的晚餐後，丹尼爾就一直在躲他的前女友。

avoid + person (continuous tense)

常見搭配
  • avoid eye contact
  • avoid the crowds
  • avoid each other
  • carefully avoid
同義詞
  • shun

    stronger and more formal; suggests deliberately rejecting someone or something

  • dodge

    informal; often suggests cleverly slipping past someone or a question

  • steer clear of

    informal phrase; means to keep a safe distance from

反義詞
  • approach

    to move closer to a person or place

  • confront

    to face someone or a problem directly instead of staying away

文法句型

avoid + noun phrase

avoid + person/place/thing

用法筆記

Object is usually a person, place, or thing the subject chooses not to engage with. Distinguish from sense 2: this sense is about physical or social distance, not stopping an event.

常見錯誤

I avoided to meet her at the party.
I avoided meeting her at the party.
after 'avoid', use the -ing form, never the to-infinitive.
He avoided from the noisy café.
He avoided the noisy café.
'avoid' is transitive and takes a direct object with no preposition.

2. to take action so a bad event does not occur, or to deliberately choose not to d

2.動詞及物B2
釋義

避免；防止

不讓壞事發生，或刻意不去做某件事

to take action so a bad event does not occur, or to deliberately choose not to do a certain thing.

例句

Wear a helmet on your bike to avoid serious injury if you fall.

騎腳踏車要戴安全帽，萬一摔倒才能避免重傷。

avoid + noun (negative event)

Sofia drinks lots of water to avoid getting headaches at work.

蘇菲亞會多喝水，避免在上班時頭痛。

avoid + -ing form

常見搭配
  • avoid a problem
  • avoid a mistake
  • avoid the risk
  • narrowly avoid
  • avoid the issue
同義詞
  • prevent

    stronger; usually means stopping something from happening at all

  • refrain from

    formal; means choosing not to do something, often briefly

  • sidestep

    often used for skilfully avoiding a question, problem, or rule

反義詞
  • cause

    to make a bad event happen rather than stop it

  • risk

    to do something that could lead to a bad result

文法句型

avoid + -ing verb

avoid + noun (problem/event)

用法筆記

When followed by a verb, that verb must be in the -ing form (gerund), never a to-infinitive. Object is typically something unwanted: a problem, danger, mistake, or unhealthy habit. Distinguish from sense 1: here you stop an event or behaviour, not a person.

常見錯誤

You should avoid to eat too much sugar.
You should avoid eating too much sugar.
'avoid' is always followed by -ing, never to + verb.
Wearing a seatbelt avoids you to get hurt.
Wearing a seatbelt helps you avoid getting hurt.
'avoid' does not take a person + to-infinitive structure.
慣用語

avoid someone/something like the plague

idiom

to try very hard to stay away from a person or thing because you really dislike or fear them.

唯恐避之不及；極力躲避

Ever since their loud argument, Hannah has been avoiding her cousin like the plague.

Many tourists avoid that street market like the plague after the pickpocketing reports.

avoid the trap of (doing) something

idiom

to be careful not to make a common mistake that looks sensible at first.

避免落入……的陷阱

New managers should avoid the trap of saying yes to every new request.

Young investors often avoid the trap of buying shares only because prices are rising.

avoid somebody/something like the plague

idiom

To make a strong effort to stay away from a person or thing.

像躲瘟疫一樣避開

After the argument, Tom avoided his roommate like the plague.

Why do you avoid math homework like the plague?

to fall into/avoid the trap of doing something

idiom

To start doing something that seems good but is actually a mistake, or to not do that.

落入/避開做某事的陷阱

Mia fell into the trap of checking her phone every five minutes.

The chef avoided the trap of adding too much salt to the soup.

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常用片語

  • in order to avoid
  • do everything possible to avoid
  • no way to avoid
  • avoid at all costs

介系詞搭配

  • by + -ing