1、avoid
避免,防止(壞事發生)
The pilots had to take emergency action to avoid a disaster.
飛行員不得不采取緊急措施避免災難的發生。
Women have to dress modestly, to avoid being harassed by the locals.
女士穿著應當莊重,以免受到當地人的騷擾。
避免(做…)
By borrowing from dozens of banks, he managed to avoid giving any of them an overall picture of what he was up to.
他向許多銀行借款,使得任何一家都搞不清楚他到底要做什么。
He was always careful to avoid embarrassment.
他總是小心謹慎地避免尷尬。
躲開(人、事物);回避(話題)
She eventually had to lock herself in the toilets to avoid him.
她最后只好把自己鎖在廁所里來躲開他。
All through lunch he had carefully avoided the subject of the house.
整個午飯期間,他一直在小心翼翼地回避房子的話題。
2、vacation
(大學或美國大中小學的)假期
During his summer vacation he visited Russia.
暑假期間他去俄羅斯了。
Did you have a lot of reading during the vacation?
放假期間你讀了很多書嗎?
假日;休假
They planned a late summer vacation in Europe.
他們打算夏末去歐洲度假。
We went on vacation to Puerto Rico.
我們去了波多黎各度假。
(離家在某地)度假
Myles vacationed in Jamaica.
邁爾斯去了牙買加度假。
He was vacationing and couldn't be reached for comment.
他當時正在度假,無法聯系到他征求意見。