Avert

(verb.) turn away or aside; 'They averted their eyes when the King entered'.

手打:柯尔斯顿

• There she stands, pointing to a rude image of the Virgin Mary, see if she can avert the fate that awaits thee. 沃尔特·司各特. 艾凡赫.
• Her hope had been to avert the wrath of Heaven from a House that had long been hateful to the suffering many. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 双城记.
• Shirley was sanguine that the evil she wished to avert was almost escaped, that the threatened storm was passing over. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪莉.
• I am not romantic fool enough to further the fortune, or avert the fate, of one who is likely to be a successful obstacle between me and my wishes. 沃尔特·司各特. 艾凡赫.
• Now may God avert such a calamity! 沃尔特·司各特. 艾凡赫.
• They seemed to be within half a sentence of Harriet, and her immediate feeling was to avert the subject, if possible. 简·奥斯汀. 爱玛.
• And he felt he would not be able to avert her. 戴维·赫伯特·劳伦斯. 恋爱中的女人.
• Then, suddenly she averted her face, saying coldly, uglily: 'Well, I've got no further than love, yet. 戴维·赫伯特·劳伦斯. 恋爱中的女人.
• Her brooding look, as of a mind withdrawn yet not averted, seemed to Mr. Rosedale full of a subtle encouragement. 伊迪丝·华顿. 快乐之家.
• He had misinterpreted the feelings which had kept her face averted, and her tongue motionless. 简·奥斯汀. 爱玛.
• The child looked at Gudrun for a moment with interest, before she came forward and with face averted offered her hand. 戴维·赫伯特·劳伦斯. 恋爱中的女人.
• He remained silent, and she remained with her face averted, sometimes making a slight movement as if she would turn and speak. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 我们共同的朋友.
• They are at a distance and may probably be averted; change of place, a new state of life, the interests of a home may be the cure of them. 柏拉图. 理想国.
• He lowered his head and averted his face. 戴维·赫伯特·劳伦斯. 恋爱中的女人.
• Gudrun held the black-and-white tempest at arms' length, averting her face. 戴维·赫伯特·劳伦斯. 恋爱中的女人.
• What is inherently repulsive is endured for the sake of averting something still more repulsive or of securing a gain hitched on by others. 约翰·杜威. 民主与教育.
• I see that efficient preparation and a resolute attitude are the best means of averting bloodshed. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪莉.
• That,' said the middle-aged lady, rising from her seat, and averting her head--'that I would not reveal for worlds. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外传.
• The world is too vile, she murmured, averting herself from Mrs. Fisher's anxious scrutiny. 伊迪丝·华顿. 快乐之家.

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