| 单词 | steer clear of something or someone |
| 释义 | (idiom) Definition to avoid A lot of people steer clear of these sensitive issues. Synonyms avoid He had ample time to swerve and avoid the hedgehog. evade He managed to evade the police for six months. fight shy of shun From that time forward everybody shunned him. eschew He eschewed publicity and avoided nightclubs. circumvent (formal) Military rulers tried to circumvent the treaty. body-swerve give a wide berth to sheer off Additional synonymsin the sense of circumvent Definition to avoid or get round (a rule, restriction, etc.) Military rulers tried to circumvent the treaty. Synonyms evade, bypass, elude, steer clear of, sidestepin the sense of eschew Definition to avoid doing or being involved in (something disliked or harmful) He eschewed publicity and avoided nightclubs. Synonyms avoid, give up, abandon, have nothing to do with, shun, elude, renounce, refrain from, forgo, abstain from, fight shy of, forswear, abjure, kick (informal), swear off, give a wide berth to, keep or steer clear of in the sense of evade Definition to get around, shirk, or dodge (the law, a duty, etc.) He managed to evade the police for six months. Synonyms avoid, escape, dodge, get away from, shun, elude, eschew, steer clear of, sidestep, circumvent (formal), duck (informal), shirk, slip through the net of, escape the clutches of, body-swerve Nearby words of |
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