I had to swerve to avoid a cat.

为了避免轧到一只猫，我只好猛然将车转向。

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The pilots had to take emergency action to avoid a disaster.

飞行员们不得不采取紧急措施以避免灾难的发生。

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Careful planning at this stage will help to avoid a last-minute panic.

现在精心规划，就会避免事到临头手忙脚乱。

《牛津词典》

The genome could also help farmers avoid Asian soybean rust disease, a highly destructive fungus spread by the wind.

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So think about, I don't want to push this too hard but think about other games where people are communicating to fail, to avoid a failure of coordination.

我不想把问题说得太严重,我们不妨举一些沟通失败的博弈案例,或者说努力避免沟通失败

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Presumably, a part of his brain quickly mobilized his faculties to scope out how to flee and how to take steps to avoid a vulnerable predicament in the future.

假定，他的一部分大脑,快速调动身体各部位,思考如何逃跑，如何采取措施,避免将来易受伤害的窘状。

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With prudent policies now, the other countries should be able to avoid a Thai-style disaster.

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Messrs Adams and McGuinness have been desperate to avoid a split in republican ranks.

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Merck has said it hopes to avoid a mega-settlement by fighting every case out at trial.

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