| 单词 | eschew |
| 释义 | eschew From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englisheschewes‧chew /ɪsˈtʃuː/ verb [transitive] formalAVOIDto deliberately avoid doing or using somethingI had eschewed politics in favour of a life practising law.→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpuseschew• To eschew detail is to float in the clouds above the wood.• Aside from these two ` laws' of political science, the bulk of comparative research eschews making such strong claims.• And they stuck to subject matter in their classes, eschewing propaganda.• In school, Crowell stood out as the girl who eschewed the blandness of fashion in favor of personal style.• Wick eschewed the spotlight before Christmas last year.• Embryos have their own logic and all too often eschew tidiness; there is an element of all three mechanisms involved.• Quintera was a man who eschewed violence.Origin eschew (1300-1400) Old French eschiver |
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