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eschew

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++es·chew /ɪsˈtʃuː/ verb [transitive] formal  AVOIDto deliberately avoid doing or using something 〔有意地〕回避,避开 I had eschewed politics in favour of a life practising law. 我选择从事律师职业,有意避开了政治。→ See Verb table
Examples from the Corpus
eschewTo 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
es·chew verbChineseSyllable
doing deliberately using avoid something or to Corpus


eschew
eschew /ɪsˈtʃuː/ verb [transitive] formal
 Date: 1300-1400
 Language: Old French
 Origin: eschiver
to deliberately avoid doing or using something:
    I had eschewed politics in favour of a life practising law.


es·chewBrE /ɪsˈtʃuː/ 🔊NAmE /ɪsˈtʃuː/ 🔊 verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they eschew BrE /ɪsˈtʃuː/ 🔊 NAmE /ɪsˈtʃuː/ 🔊present simple - he / she / it eschews BrE /ɪsˈtʃuːz/ 🔊 NAmE /ɪsˈtʃuːz/ 🔊past simple eschewed BrE /ɪsˈtʃuːd/ 🔊 NAmE /ɪsˈtʃuːd/ 🔊past participle eschewed BrE /ɪsˈtʃuːd/ 🔊 NAmE /ɪsˈtʃuːd/ 🔊 -ing form eschewing BrE /ɪsˈtʃuːɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /ɪsˈtʃuːɪŋ/ 🔊~ sth (formal) to deliberately avoid or keep away from sth (有意地)避开,回避,避免