avert
US: /əˈvɝt/
UK: /ɐvˈɜːt/
UK: /ɐvˈɜːt/
English Vietnamese dictionary
avert /ə'və:t/
- ngoại động từ
- quay đi, ngoảnh đi
- to avert one's eyes from a terrible sight: ngoảnh đi trước một cảnh tượng ghê người
- to avert one's thoughts: nghĩ sang cái khác
- ngăn ngừa, ngăn chận, tránh, đẩy lui (tai nạn, cú đấm, nguy hiểm...)
- quay đi, ngoảnh đi
Advanced English dictionary
+ verb [VN] (written)
1 to prevent sth bad or dangerous from happening: A disaster was narrowly averted. + He did his best to avert suspicion. + Talks are taking place in an attempt to avert a strike.
2 ~ your eyes, gaze, face (from sth) to turn your eyes, etc. away from sth that you do not want to see: She averted her eyes from the terrible scene in front of her.
Collocation dictionary
1 prevent sth
ADV.
narrowly
A tragedy was narrowly averted when a lorry crashed into a crowded restaurant.
VERB + AVERT
attempt to, try to | manage to
He managed to avert the closure of the factory.
| fail to
PHRASES
an attempt/effort to avert sth
2 turn sth away
ADV.
hastily, quickly
They hastily averted their faces to hide their giggles.
VERB + AVERT
try to
PREP.
from
averting his eyes from the dead child
Concise English dictionary
averts|averted|avertingə'vɜːt
verb
+prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening
+turn away or aside
