averted
UK/ə'və:tid/US/ə'və:tid/
C2
Definitions
adj.
Turned away or directed elsewhere.
转开的，避开的
v.
Past tense of avert: turned away or prevented from happening.
avert 的过去式：转开；防止（发生）
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedFrom avert (a- 'away' + vert 'turn' = turn away). Averted eyes are turned away; an averted disaster was turned aside before it could strike.
Root vers still carries 91 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.averted eyes躲闪的目光
- 2.averted gaze移开的视线
- 3.averted disaster避免的灾难
Example Sentences
- 1.
She sat with averted eyes, unwilling to meet his gaze.
- 2.
Quick action averted a much bigger crisis.