?1. 從意思上看，可表示“避開”或“躲避”(keep oneself from)某人或某物；也可表示“防止”(prevent)某事的發(fā)生。如：
I think she is avoiding me.

我想她是在躲著我。Try to avoid accidents. 盡量防止發(fā)生事故。I avoided him as much as possible. 我盡量避開他。You should avoid such mistakes. 你應當避免這樣的錯誤。Thus he avoided a heart attack. 就這樣他避免了一次心臟病復發(fā)。The very wise avoid such a temptation. 真正聰明的人都避開這種誘惑。
I realized he was trying to avoid the topic. 我意識到他是在設法避開這個話題。
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2. 從用法上看，其后可接名詞或代詞作賓語，也可接動名詞作賓語，但是不能接不定式作賓語。如：

他避而不答我的問題。正：He avoided answering my questions. 誤：He avoided to answer my questions. 要想不受影響是不可能的。要想不受影響是不可能的。正：It was impossible to avoid being affected. 誤：It was impossible to avoid to be affected.