avoiding

avoiding — verb

1. to make a deliberate effort not to go near a person, thing, or place, especially

1.動詞及物B1
釋義

to make a deliberate effort not to go near a person, thing, or place, especially because contact could cause trouble, danger, or discomfort.

例句

Yuki has been avoiding the teacher since she forgot to hand in her homework.

avoiding the teacher

To avoid the traffic, Diego left for work an hour early.

to avoid

同義詞
  • keep away from

    more informal and often refers to physical distance

  • steer clear of

    informal; suggests active, careful effort to stay away

  • evade

    suggests cleverness or trickery in staying away

反義詞
  • seek

    to actively look for someone or something

  • approach

    to move towards someone or something

文法句型

avoid + noun phrase

avoid + -ing form

常見錯誤

❌I avoid to go there.
✅I avoid going there.
💡after 'avoid', the next verb must take the -ing form, not a to-infinitive.

2. to stop yourself from doing something, or to take action so that an unpleasant e

2.動詞及物B1
釋義

to stop yourself from doing something, or to take action so that an unpleasant event does not take place.

例句

Jamal avoided answering the question by pretending not to hear it.

avoided answering

The government took steps to avoid a total economic collapse.

to avoid a total economic collapse

同義詞
  • refrain from

    more formal; emphasises conscious self-restraint

  • prevent

    focuses on stopping an event from occurring, not necessarily self-restraint

反義詞
  • cause

    to make something happen

  • allow

    to let something happen

文法句型

avoid + -ing form

avoid + noun phrase

常見錯誤

❌He avoided to answer the question.
✅He avoided answering the question.
💡'avoid' always takes a gerund (-ing form), never a to-infinitive.
❌She avoided him to see.
✅She avoided seeing him.
💡place the -ing form directly after 'avoid', not after the object.