He is a doctor by profession and a novelist by avocation.

Make authorship your avocation, not your vocation.

把写作当作你的副业, 不要把它当作正业.

You might call it an avocational hazard.

你可以将之称为一心两用的危险.

I tried to avoid her, but it was just my luck to bump into her.

我不想见她, 偏撞上她了.

I wanted to avoid a meeting with her.

我想避免与她会面.

Avoid making intuitively obvious but unfounded assertions.

避免作出直觉上显而易见却没有根据的论断.

He tried all sorts of dodges to avoid being called up.

他挖空心思,耍弄各种花招以逃避被征召入伍.

It was adjudged wise to avoid war.

避免战争被认为是明智的.

We capitalised our assets to avoid bankruptcy.

我们把资产转作资金以避免破产.

He was looking studiously down to avoid meeting her eyes.

他故意往下看以避开她的目光.

It's difficult to avoid stepping on her sensitive feelings.

很难不伤害她脆弱的情感.

I'd like to avoid a showdown with my boss if I possibly can.

我尽可能地避免同老板摊牌.

The driver has swerved on a sudden to avoid a file of geese.

为了躲避一队鹅,司机突然来个急转弯.

Efforts are under way to avoid a £800,000 overspend.

正在采取措施以避免出现80万英镑的超支。

Work out what situations or people make you feel stressed and avoid them.

弄清是什么状况或什么人让你焦虑不安，然后避开他们。

The pilot instinctively maneuvered to avoid them.

飞行员本能地驾机避开他们。

Billy Bonds has never been one to avoid a scrap.

比利·邦兹经常与球员发生拳脚冲突。

They felt he had been cowardly in manipulating the system to avoid the draft.

他们觉得他太没种，居然钻漏洞逃避服役。

Try to avoid wasteful duplication of effort.

尽量避免无用的重复劳动。

The most important thing is to reach an agreement and to avoid a trade war.

最重要的是达成协议，避免贸易战。

If you want to avoid the crowds, it's best to come on a weekday.

如果想避免人多，最好在周一到周五来。