避免事情是人类的天性;避开狮子,火山或大石头之类的危险现象,已经帮助我们存活了下来。无论采用哪种方法,避免事物都是生活中不可或缺的一部分,而知道说avoid的不同方式只能使我们作为一个物种受益。
evade
v.逃避;规避
To evade something意为:用诡计或聪明来逃避某事。
想象电影里的场景: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.(一个男人在小巷里被人追赶,拐过一个弯,溜进一群游行的人群中,扯掉他的夹克和帽子,在人群中追赶者跟丢了。)
skirting
n .踢脚
skirting something意为:在边缘避开它。
The senator skirted the issue. Of course, this rarely happens with politicians ... right?(参议员绕过了这个问题。 当然,这很少发生在政客身上……对吗?)
你可能也会在天气新闻中听到这个词,天气恶劣城市即将被大雪摧毁,天气预报员报道:The storm took a different track and ended up skirting the city.(风暴沿着不同的轨道移动,最后绕过了城市。)
circumvent
v.避免;绕行
这是另一个可以偷偷摸摸的角度的词。 避开某事物除了意味着:绕开或绕过之外,还意味着:通过【artfulness or deception机灵或欺骗】or【anticipating or outwitting预料或胜过】某人来避免它。
MacGyver frequently circumvented capture by anticipating his adversary's tactics.(麦吉弗经常通过预测对手的战术来逃避抓捕。)
Another usage commonly heard is when someone circumvents the law. Lawyers (and criminals) can do this by finding obscure loopholes.(通常听到的另一种用法是有人规避法律。 律师(和罪犯)可以通过发现晦涩的漏洞来做到这一点。)
dodge
n.躲避;托词;伎俩
v.躲避,回避
dodge someone,表示:突然转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.(您可以通过回答最初没有问过的问题来回避话题。)
deflect
v.(使)转向,偏斜,弯曲
在足球比赛中,您可以通过将射入的球踢出球网来转移对方的射门。