inevitably ⇒ 竞争不免要有淘汰。 Jìngzhēng bùmiǎn yào yǒu táotài. → In competitions there is inevitably elimination.

in case ⇒ 做好准备，以免不必要的麻烦。 Zuòhǎo zhǔnbèi, yǐmiǎn bù bìyào de máfan. → Prepare yourself thoroughly in case of unnecessary trouble.

do one's own thing

be exempt from inspection

immunity ⇒ 这位病人的免疫系统受到了破坏。 Zhè wèi bìngrén de miǎnyì xìtǒng shòudàole pòhuài. → This patient's immune system has been destroyed.

be exempt from punishment

be free of charge ⇒ 世上没有免费午餐。 Shìshàng méiyǒu miǎnfèi wǔcān. → There's no such thing as a free lunch in this world. ⇒ 这里的孩子可以免费入学。 Zhèlǐ de háizi kěyǐ miǎnfèi rùxué. → Children here can attend school free of charge. ⇒ 送你一张免费参观券。 Sòng nǐ yī zhāng miǎnfèi cānguānquàn. → I'll give you a free visitor's ticket. ⇒ 实行免费医疗制度 shíxíng miǎnfèi yīliáo zhìdù → implement a system of free medical care ⇒ 注册一个免费电子邮箱 zhùcè yī gè miǎnfèi diànzǐ yóuxiāng → register for free e-mail

( 避免 ) prevent ⇒ 机器常检修,能免除大的故障。 Jīqì cháng jiǎnxiū, néng miǎnchú dà de gùzhàng. → Frequent servicing can prevent machines from having major breakdowns.

reduce

survive

rather ⇒ 他的讲话未免太长了。 Tā de jiǎnghuà wèimiǎn tài cháng le. → His speech went on rather too long. ⇒ 他说的未免都是对的。 Tā shuō de wèimiǎn dōu shì duì de. → What he says is not always correct.

recall

be exempt from ⇒ 豁免关税 huòmiǎn guānshuì → be exempt from import duty

pardon

avoid

be unavoidable ⇒ 年轻人犯点错误是难免的,关键要从中吸取教训。 Niánqīngrén fàn diǎn cuòwù shì nánmiǎn de, guānjiàn yào cóngzhōng xīqǔ jiàoxùn. → It's unavoidable that young people will make mistakes. The important thing is that they learn from them.

( 书 ) dismiss