avert

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

avert [avert averts averted averting] BrE [əˈvɜːt] NAmE [əˈvɜːrt] verb
1. ~ sth to prevent sth bad or dangerous from happening
•A disaster was narrowly averted.
•He did his best to avert suspicion.
•Talks are taking place in an attempt to avert a strike.
2. ~ your eyes/gaze/face (from sth) to turn your eyes, etc. away from sth that you do not want to see
•She averted her eyes from the terrible scene in front of her.
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
late Middle English (in the sense ‘divert or deter someone from a place or a course of action’): from Latin avertere, from ab- ‘from’ + vertere ‘to turn’; reinforced by Old French avertir.

Example Bank:
•Disaster was narrowly averted when two airliners almost collided above Detroit.
•He looked up, and she quickly averted her gaze.
•He managed to avert the closure of the factory.
•They hastily averted their faces to hide their giggles.
•averting his eyes from the dead child