avoid
US: /əˈvɔɪd/
UK: /ɐvˈɔɪd/
UK: /ɐvˈɔɪd/
English Vietnamese dictionary
avoid /ə'vɔid/
- ngoại động từ
- tránh, tránh xa
- to avoid smoking: tránh hút thuốc lá
- to avoid bad company: tránh xa bạn bè xấu
- (pháp lý) huỷ bỏ, thủ tiêu (bản án); bác bỏ (lý lẽ, lời biện hộ)
- tránh, tránh xa
Advanced English dictionary
+ verb
1 to prevent sth bad from happening: [VN] The accident could have been avoided. + They narrowly avoided defeat in the semi-final. + The name was changed to avoid confusion with another firm. + [VN -ing] They built a wall to avoid soil being washed away.
2 to keep away from sb/sth; to try not to do sth: [VN] He's been avoiding me all week. + She kept avoiding my eyes (= avoided looking at me). + I left early to avoid the rush hour. + [V -ing] I've been avoiding getting down to work all day. + You should avoid mentioning his divorce.
3 [VN] to prevent yourself from hitting sth: I had to swerve to avoid a cat.
Idioms: avoid sb/sth like the plague (informal) to try very hard not to meet sb, do sth, etc: She's been avoiding me like the plague since the party last Saturday.
more at TRAP n.
Thesaurus dictionary
v.
shun, keep (away) from, keep off, leave alone, keep or steer clear of, refrain from, dodge, circumvent, sidestep, elude, escape, evade:
The doctor suggested that I avoid chocolate. Why does Bennie avoid looking me straight in the eye?
Collocation dictionary
1 prevent sth
ADV.
altogether
It is sometimes impossible to avoid conflict altogether.
| narrowly
They narrowly avoided defeat in the semi-final.
| at all costs
Getting involved in a court case is something to be avoided at all costs.
VERB + AVOID
be anxious to, want to, wish to
They are anxious to avoid any further misunderstandings.
| attempt to, try to | be careful to, take care to
He was careful to avoid any sentimentality in his speech.
| help (to) | be able to, manage to | be possible to | be difficult to, be impossible to
PHRASES
an attempt/effort to avoid sth
He failed in his attempt to avoid having to pay.
2 keep away from sb
ADV.
carefully, deliberately, studiously
The two men carefully avoided one another.
VERB + AVOID
try to
3 not hit sb/sth when driving
ADV.
narrowly
He braked hard and narrowly avoided a parked van.
VERB + AVOID
brake to | swerve to
She swerved to avoid a cyclist.
Concise English dictionary
avoids|avoided|avoidingə'vɔɪd
verb
+stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something
+prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening
+refrain from doing something
+refrain from certain foods or beverages
+declare invalid
