Level 4 · word 5,072 of 20,000
avert
/əˈvɜːrt/
American
- v. 避免, 转开
- Definition
- v. to prevent something bad from happening, or to turn something away
- Example
- The driver swerved quickly to avert a crash with the truck.
- 司机迅速转向，避免了和卡车相撞。