Eschew

(a.) To shun; to avoid, as something wrong, or from a feeling of distaste; to keep one's self clear of.

(a.) To escape from; to avoid.

埃莉诺手打

• What is it, on the other hand, that makes the lawyer eschew his own cause, and call in his learned brother as an adviser? 威廉·梅克比斯·萨克雷. 名利场.
• Some people consider Fairs immoral altogether, and eschew such, with their servants and families: very likely they are right. 威廉·梅克比斯·萨克雷. 名利场.
• Well may he eschew the calm of domestic life; it is not his element: there his faculties stagnate--they cannot develop or appear to advantage. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 简·爱.
• Any enjoyment that bordered on riot seemed to approach me to her and her vices, and I eschewed it. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 简·爱.
• He eschewed gloves, and looked, upon the whole, something like a dissipated Robinson Crusoe. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外传.
• He has already eschewed green coats, red neckcloths, and other worldly ornaments, and is preparing himself for a change in his condition. 威廉·梅克比斯·萨克雷. 名利场.

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