They tried to avoid answering him.

他们设法避免回答他的问题。

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I have tried to switch most of my products to NOT contain as many chemicals as possible (back to the basics I say), but they can be difficult to avoid..

我已经尝试尽量去使用那些含化学物质少点儿的生活用品了（只用那些必需的），但完全避免几乎是不可能的。

youdao

To avoid muddle and duplication, they grouped themselves into “clusters” according to whether they were dealing with, for example, food, sanitation or water, and tried to work together.

为了避免混乱和职能重复，他们自行分组负责食物，卫生，水，并且尝试合作。

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They tried to fan the fire and keep those stock prices high in order to avoid eggs on their face.

FORBES: To be an Internet analyst