c. 1400, from Old French avertir (12c.), "turn, direct; avert; make aware," from Vulgar Latin *advertire, from Latin avertere "to turn away, to drive away," from ab- "from, away" (see ab-) + vertere "to turn" (see versus). Related: Averted; averting.
实用例句
1. He managed to avert suspicion.
他设法避嫌.
来自《简明英汉词典》
2. When someone tells a lie, he will usually avert his eyes.
avert:一个人说谎时往往会转移他的眼神.
来自互联网
3. Efforts are being made to avert war and find a diplomatic solution.
各方正在为避免战争、寻求外交解决途径而作出积极的努力。
来自辞典例句
4. I would do what I could to avert it.
我会尽力去避免发生这种情况.
来自演讲部分
5. They discovered the danger in time, and made shift to avert it.
