avoid

避ける

人や物から離れている、または何かをしないようにする。

やさしい英語で： To stay away from someone or something, or choose not to do something.

• I avoid crowded places.
• She avoided talking to her neighbour.
• Why are you avoiding me?

使い方： avoid someone/something (We avoid that road during busy hours.); avoid doing something (Try to avoid eating too much sugar.)

類義語： stay away from, keep clear of, steer clear of

反対語： seek out

よく使う表現： avoid someone, avoid crowds, avoid doing something

避ける、かわす

危険なものに当たったり傷つけられたりしないように動く。

やさしい英語で： To move or act so that something dangerous or harmful does not hit or hurt you.

• He jumped back to avoid the punch.
• The driver swerved to avoid a cyclist.
• She narrowly avoided a falling branch.

類義語： dodge, evade

よく使う表現： avoid a collision, avoid a blow, avoid something

無効にする、取り消す

法律上の契約や行為の効力をなくす。

やさしい英語で： To make a legal agreement or action no longer valid.

• The buyer sought to avoid the contract.
• Fraud allowed the court to avoid the agreement.
• The creditor applied to avoid the transaction.

類義語： invalidate, annul, void

反対語： validate

よく使う表現： avoid a contract, avoid a transaction