1. 从意思上看，可表示“避开”或“躲避”(keep oneself from)某人或某物;也可表示“防止”(prevent)某事的发生。如：
　　I think she is avoiding me. 我想她是在躲着我。
　　Try to avoid accidents. 尽量防止发生事故。
　　I avoided him as much as possible. 我尽量避开他。
　　You should avoid such mistakes. 你应当避免这样的错误。
　　Thus he avoided a heart attack. 就这样他避免了一次心脏病复发。
　　The very wise avoid such a temptation. 真正聪明的人都避开这种诱惑。
　　I realized he was trying to avoid the topic. 我意识到他是在设法避开这个话题。(from )
　　2. 从用法上看，其后可接名词或代词作宾语，也可接动名词作宾语，但是不能接不定式作宾语。如：
　　他避而不答我的问题。
　　正：He avoided answering my questions.
　　误：He avoided to answer my questions.
　　要想不受影响是不可能的。
　　正：It was impossible to avoid being affected.
　　误：It was impossible to avoid to be affected.

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