avoid是一个雅思常考词汇，这个词的常用解释为vt. 避免, 逃避，这个词在很多英文原版小说中怎么应用呢，今天小编就带您了解一下。
在查尔斯·狄更斯的《老古玩店》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- Nell, to avoid more questioning, said 'Yes, that was the place.'
-- Carrying her as tenderly, and as easily too, as if she had been an infant, and showing himself both swift and sure of foot, he led the way through what appeared to be the poorest and most wretched quarter of the town; and turning aside to avoid the overflowing kennels or running waterspouts, but holding his course, regardless of such obstructions, and making his way straight through them.
在列夫·托尔斯泰的《复活》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- He was yet far from such acknowledgment, and at this moment was only thinking how to avoid disclosure which might be made by her, or her attorney, and thus disgrace him before everybody.
在赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯的《时间机器》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- It was very black, and Weena clung to me convulsively, but there was still, as my eyes grew accustomed to the darkness, sufficient light for me to avoid the stems.
在罗伯特·路易斯·史蒂文森的《金银岛》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- At first we thought it was the want of company of his own kind that made him ask this question, but at last we began to see he was desirous to avoid them.
-- Often I have heard the house shaking with "Yo-ho-ho, and a bottle of rum," all the neighbours joining in for dear life, with the fear of death upon them, and each singing louder than the other to avoid remark.
-- I took my way straight for the east coast of the island, for I was determined to go down the sea side of the spit to avoid all chance of observation from the anchorage.
在儒勒·凡尔纳的《海底两万里》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- The voracious creature shot towards the Indian, who threw himself on one side to avoid the shark's fins; but not its tail, for it struck his chest and stretched him on the ground.
-- Its speed was lessened: sometimes it kept on the surface, sometimes it dived to avoid a vessel, and thus I was able to observe the upper and lower parts of this curious sea.
-- The pinnace could not avoid the shock, and half upset, shipped at least two tons of water, which had to be emptied; but, thanks to the coxswain, we caught it sideways, not full front, so we were not quite overturned.
在戴维·赫伯特·劳伦斯的《恋爱中的女人》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- All the time, there was something in her urging her to avoid the final establishing of a relationship with Gerald.
-- Gerald was instinctively aware of this, and he recoiled, to avoid any such thing.
-- The girl had wept, and then, too frightened, had turned aside to avoid any more tragic eventuality.
-- "One should avoid this home instinct.
-- "Meanwhile, then, we'll avoid having things of our own," he said.
在艾米利·勃朗特的《呼啸山庄》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- Nay, sir,' I could not avoid answering, 'he'll touch nothing, not he: and I suppose he must have his share of the dainties as well as we.
-- He cunningly conjectured they were staying away in order to avoid hearing his protracted blessing.
-- He guesses we shouldn't wait for him till this late hour: at least, he guesses that only Mr. Hindley would be up; and he'd rather avoid having the door opened by the master.
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