I left early to avoid the rush hour.

我早早动身以避开交通高峰时刻。

《牛津词典》

We have tried to avoid any moralizing.

我们已力图避免任何形式的说教。

《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

He tends to avoid all physical contact.

他倾向于避免一切身体接触。

《牛津词典》

Lately there have been accusations that some private, competitive liberal arts colleges are trying to avoid being seen as "too female."

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The dietary laws are presented by the priests not as a sensible way to avoid various diseases that are caused by the lack of refrigeration in the desert.

饮食教规并不是被祭司们,并不是作为一个规避疾病的方法出现的,这些疾病是由于沙漠地区缺水造成的。

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I don't know a word of Russian, and so I actually try to avoid using the rather well-known Russian equivalents for these terms because I feel like an idiot.

我不懂俄语，所以我不用俄语读,而就用这个英语中通行的俄语替代词,这样感觉是不是挺傻的。

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Your counsel says that you wished to avoid causing further distress to Tia's family.

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To avoid mishaps, Daphne Muller, a recent UNC grad working at a prominent New...

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To avoid contaminating the little critters, scientists have to shower and scrub before entering mouse quarters.

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