avert

UK:  [ə'vɜː(r)t]

US:  [ə'vɜrt]

过去分词：averted  现在分词：averting  第三人称单数：averts  

v.

1.防止,避免

2.避免;躲避;摆脱

3.转移;避免

4.避开,转移,把(脸、眼睛)转过去

5.制止,阻止

6.改变

7.缓解

8.消弥

1 . It might sound shocking, but it's true: God doesn't avert his eyes when a married couple goes to bed.
听起来可能叫人震惊，但它是真的：当一对已婚夫妇上床的时候，上帝不移开他的眼睛。

2 . He said today that because authorities know how to respond to avert financial collapse, ``there's no question of a replay of the 1930s. ''
今天他说，因为当局知道如何防范金融体系崩溃，“1930年代的大萧条不会重演”。

3 . Just as the rebalancing of China's economy calls for a stronger yuan, so the ability to avert bubbles requires a more flexible one.
正如重新平衡中国经济需要更强劲的人民币，防止泡沫需要的是更加灵活的汇率。

4 . In fact, he was known to avert his eyes whenever a woman not of his family came into his view.
事实上，大家都知道，每当有不是我们家的女子出现在他的视野，他都会故意将目光回避。

5 . With ammunition like this, China should be able to avert recession on technical definitions at least.
有这样的“弹药”，中国应当至少能够避免技术定义的经济衰退。