avoid + noun/pronoun
You should avoid the city center during rush hour.
你应该避开高峰期间的城市中心。
避免；回避；躲开
avoids — third person singular of avoid
尽量不见或不与某人交流；避开；避开有害的东西；远离；避开；尽量不做某事或不让某事发生；使无效,废除；驳斥(尤其是合同)
to stay away from someone or something, or to choose not to do something
尽量不见或不与某人交流；避开
To try not to meet or communicate with (a person); to shun.
避开有害的东西
To stay out of the way of (something harmful).
远离；避开
To keep away from; to keep clear of; to stay away from.
尽量不做某事或不让某事发生
To try not to do something or to have something happen.
使无效,废除；驳斥(尤其是合同)
To make void, to annul; to refute (especially a contract).
击败或规避；使无效
To defeat or evade; to invalidate.
一般现在时
I avoid sugar.
我避免吃糖。
一般过去时
He avoided the traffic.
他避开了拥堵。
现在进行时
She is avoiding me.
她在躲着我。
现在完成时
They have avoided the issue.
他们回避了这个问题。
future simple
We will avoid the mistake.
我们会避免这个错误。
规则动词，过去式和过去分词加-ed。
She avoided the busy street and took a quieter route.
她避开了繁忙的街道，改走一条更安静的路。
用法提示：avoided 是 avoid 的过去式，表示‘避开、躲开’某个事物或地点。
You should avoid eating too much sugar before bed.
你睡前应避免吃太多糖。
用法提示：avoid 后接动名词 eating，表示‘避免做某事’。
He avoids talking about his childhood.
他避免谈论自己的童年。
用法提示：avoids 是 avoid 的第三人称单数形式，后接动名词，表示‘回避’某事。
You should avoid the city center during rush hour.
你应该避开高峰期间的城市中心。
He avoided answering the question directly.
他避免直接回答这个问题。
She wants to avoid being criticized by her boss.
她想避免被老板批评。
evade 常含狡诈或逃避责任之意，不如 avoid 中性
shun 更强调故意避开，常用于社交或道德层面
elude 指成功避开追捕或理解，常用于抽象事物
dodge 指迅速躲开，常用于具体危险或话题
bypass 指绕道避开障碍或规定，多用于物理或程序层面
grammar · medium
易错句子I want to avoid to make mistakes.
正确表达I want to avoid making mistakes.
avoid 后应接动名词（-ing形式）而非不定式，因为 avoid 作为及物动词，其宾语需用动名词短语表示“避免做某事”。
grammar · medium
易错句子You should avoid.
正确表达You should avoid it.
avoid 是及物动词，必须带宾语，不能单独使用。汉语中“避免”可作不及物动词，但英语中需要明确宾语。
避免冲突
She tried to avoid conflict with her colleagues.
她试图避免与同事发生冲突。
避免麻烦
He stayed home to avoid trouble.
他待在家里以避免麻烦。
避免错误
Double-check your work to avoid mistakes.
仔细检查你的工作以避免错误。
避免做某事
You should avoid eating too much sugar.
你应该避免吃太多糖。
避免眼神接触
He avoided eye contact when lying.
他撒谎时避免眼神接触。
回避问题
Politicians often avoid the issue in debates.
政客们在辩论中经常回避问题。
a- (away) + void (empty) → to make empty away → avoid
像躲避瘟疫一样躲避某人/某物
Ever since the argument, she's been avoiding him like the plague.
自从那次争吵后，她一直像躲避瘟疫一样躲着他。
回避问题
Stop avoiding the issue and tell me what really happened.
别再回避问题了，告诉我到底发生了什么。
不惜一切代价避免
You should avoid making the same mistake at all costs.
你应该不惜一切代价避免犯同样的错误。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.