avert

/əˈvɝt/· v.

财经/商业B2

avert
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Chinese meaning

避bì免miǎn,阻zǔ止zhǐ(不bù好hǎo的de事shì发fā生shēng)

挡dǎng开kāi,防fáng止zhǐ坏huài事shì发fā生shēng

In this story →

通tōng过guò达dá成chéng新xīn合hé同tóng,阻zǔ止zhǐ了le罢bà工gōng发fā生shēng

Example

Boeing engineers approve a new contract, averting strike

波bō音yīn工gōng程chéng师shī批pī准zhǔn新xīn合hé同tóng,避bì免miǎn罢bà工gōng。

Source: Quartz · 2 Oct 2026

Background ✎

波bō音yīn公gōng司sī的de工gōng程chéng师shī已yǐ批pī准zhǔn一yī份fèn新xīn合hé同tóng,由yóu此cǐ避bì免miǎn了le罢bà工gōng。协xié议yì包bāo括kuò立lì即jí加jiā薪xīn10%,此cǐ后hòu每měi年nián加jiā薪xīn4%,视shì绩jì效xiào最zuì高gāo可kě达dá6%。

Roots · etymology

源自古法语 avertir,溯至拉丁 ab-(离开)+ vertere(转)

  • ab-(离开)+ vert(转)

Collocations

  • avert a crisis / avert disaster / narrowly avert

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