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 今天我们要学的词是 avert¹.

 

avert 的意思是避免，转移（视线）。China's factory activity shrank in December for the first time in more than two years, intensifying² pressure on Beijing to reverse an economic slowdown and avert massive job losses. 中国12月份的制造业数据出现两年多来的首次萎缩，给北京带来要扭转经济放缓、避免大量失业的更大压力。

 

The Democratic Republic of Congo's government cut internet connections and SMS services across the country to avert ‘chaos' before the presidential election result. 刚果民主共和国政府中断了全国的互联网和短信服务，以避免在总统选举结果出来之前出现“混乱局面”。

1 avert   

v.防止，避免；转移(目光、注意力等)

参考例句：

• He managed to avert suspicion.他设法避嫌。
• I would do what I could to avert it.我会尽力去避免发生这种情况。

2 intensifying   

v.（使）增强， （使）加剧( intensify的现在分词 )；增辉

参考例句：

• The allies are intensifying their air campaign. 联军部队正加大他们的空战强度。 来自辞典例句
• The rest of the European powers were in a state of intensifying congestion. 其余的欧洲强国则处于越来越拥挤的状态。 来自英汉非文学 - 历史