turn away (one's eyes or thoughts)
转移(目光,思想)。
prevent or ward off (an undesirable occurrence)
防止;避免(麻烦事发生)
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talks failed to avert a rail strike .会谈未能避免一场铁路罢工。
"late Middle English (in the sense ‘divert or deter someone from a place or a course of action’): from Latin