| 词组 | AVOIDANCE |
| 释义 | IDIOMSLANG AVOIDANCE avoid someone or something like the plague to avoid someone or something totally. (Informal.)What's wrong with Bob? Everyone avoids him like the plague.I don't like opera. I avoid it like the plague. beat around the bush and beat about the bush to avoid answering a question; to stall; to waste time.Stop beating around the bush and answer my question.Let's stop beating about the bush and discuss this matter. duck and cover to dodge something, such as an issue or a difficult question, and attempt to shield oneself against similar issues or questions. (Also literal, referring to ducking down and taking cover to protect oneself. Fixed order.)The candidate's first reaction to the question was to duck and cover.The debaters were ducking and covering throughout the evening. for fear of something out of fear of something; because of fear of something.He doesn't drive for fear of an accident.They lock their doors for fear of being robbed. give someone or something a wide berth to keep a reasonable distance from someone or something; to steer clear (of someone or something). (Originally referred to sailing ships.)The dog we are approaching is very mean. Better give it a wide berth.Give Mary a wide berth. She's in a very bad mood. have nothing to do with someone or something to avoid being associated with someone or something.She will have nothing to do with me anymore.I have nothing to do with computers after I found out how hard they are to operate. keep one's hands off (someone or something) to refrain from touching or handling someone or something.I'm going to put these cookies here. You keep your hands off them.Get your hands off my book, and keep them off. keep to oneself to be solitary; to stay away from other people.Ann tends to keep to herself. She doesn't have many friends.I try to keep to myself each morning so I can get some work done. not set foot somewhere not to go somewhere.I wouldn't set foot in John's room. I'm very angry at him.He never set foot here. not show one's face not to appear (somewhere).After what she said, she had better not show her face around here again.If I don't say I'm sorry, I'll never be able to show my face again. put someone off to divert or avoid someone.I don't wish to see Mr. Brown now. Please put him off.I won't talk to reporters. Tell them something that will put them off.Put off those annoying people. shy away (from someone or something) to avoid someone or something.The dog shies away from John since he kicked it.I can understand why the dog would shy away.I shy away from eating onions. I think I'm allergic to them. steer clear (of someone or something) to avoid someone or something.John is mad at me, so I've been steering clear of him.Steer clear of that book. It has many errors in it.Good advice. I'll steer clear. weasel out (of something) to (figuratively or literally) get out or sneak out of something. (Informal.)I don t want to go to the meeting. I think I'll try to weasel out of it.You had better be there! Don't try to weasel out! worm one's way out of something to squeeze or wiggle out of a problem or a responsibility. (Informal.)This is your job, and you can't worm your way out of it!I'm not trying to worm my way out of anything! wouldn't touch something with a ten-foot pole would not be involved with something under any circumstances.I know about the piece of vacant land for sale on Maple Street. I wouldn't touch it with a ten-foot pole because there used to be a gas station there and the soil is polluted.I wouldn't touch that book with a ten-foot pole. It is nothing but gossip and scandal. |
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