1、avoid
避免,防止（坏事发生）
The pilots had to take emergency action to avoid a disaster.
飞行员不得不采取紧急措施避免灾难的发生。
Women have to dress modestly, to avoid being harassed by the locals.
女士穿着应当庄重，以免受到当地人的骚扰。
避免（做…）
By borrowing from dozens of banks, he managed to avoid giving any of them an overall picture of what he was up to.
他向许多银行借款，使得任何一家都搞不清楚他到底要做什么。
He was always careful to avoid embarrassment.
他总是小心谨慎地避免尴尬。
躲开（人、事物）；回避（话题）
She eventually had to lock herself in the toilets to avoid him.
她最后只好把自己锁在厕所里来躲开他。
All through lunch he had carefully avoided the subject of the house.
整个午饭期间，他一直在小心翼翼地回避房子的话题。
2、vacation
（大学或美国大中小学的）假期
During his summer vacation he visited Russia.
暑假期间他去俄罗斯了。
Did you have a lot of reading during the vacation?
放假期间你读了很多书吗？
假日;休假
They planned a late summer vacation in Europe.
他们打算夏末去欧洲度假。
We went on vacation to Puerto Rico.
我们去了波多黎各度假。
（离家在某地）度假
Myles vacationed in Jamaica.
迈尔斯去了牙买加度假。
He was vacationing and couldn't be reached for comment.
他当时正在度假，无法联系到他征求意见。
