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他伸出手去，保护他的孩子免受伤害。 He raised his arm to protect his child from hurt.
我得把电话号码记下来，以免待会儿忘记。 I'll just jot down their phone number before I forget it.
抵押款提高了，其中一部分可由免税额增加而抵消。 Higher mortgage rates are partly offset by increased tax allowances.
摩托车手必须戴头盔保护自己免受伤害。 Motorcyclists must wear helmets to shield them from injury.
我原以为自己画得不错, 可比起你的画儿来未免相形见绌. I thought I was quite a good artist, but your painting puts mine in the shade.
我们提供免费服务。 We provide gratis service.
关于此事对他已免于处分。 He is exempt from punishment about this thing.
我们必须避免无谓的重复劳动. We must avoid wasteful duplication of effort.
他己被悄悄地免掉主任的职务。 He has been quietly booted out as chief.
五岁以下的儿童乘火车通常免费。 Children under five usually travel free on trains.
你最好不要碰这些衣服，好避免传染病。 You'd better not touch these coats to avoid contagion.
那位革命者为避免被捕在地下躲藏了几个星期。 The revolutionist eluded capture for weeks by hiding underground.
你可以从我的错误中得到教训，避免犯同样错误。 You can profit by my mistakes and avoid them yourself.
我向你们保证那是真事, 以免有人觉得奇怪. Lest anyone should think it strange, let me assure you that it is quite true.
这工作的附加福利包括一辆小汽车和免费健康保险。 The fringe benefits of this job include a car and free health insurance.
她垂下双目以避免对视。 She cast her eyes down to avoid direct eye contact.
请仔细核对单子以避免发生错误。 Please check the list carefully so as to avoid mistakes.
他们拒绝同恐怖分子做交易，以免原则受到损害。 They refused to compromise their principles by doing a deal with the terrorists.
他有外交豁免权。 He has diplomatic immunity.
携带的免税酒不得超过八升。 You are restricted to eight liters of duty-free wine.
回信免费邮寄至牛津牛津大学出版社宣传部. Reply to Publicity Department, FREEPOST, Oxford University Press, Oxford.
酗酒令人如此糊涂。而人本来就是糊涂，所以酗酒无非就等于是以罚款免人重罪罢了。 Drinking make such fool of people, and people is such fool to begin with, that it's compound a felony.
把那刀子放下，以免伤人！ Put down that knife before you hurt somebody!
双方随後不可避免地争吵起来。 Inevitably, a quarrel followed between the two sides.
这小孩子要表明对大人的憎恨就难免受罚。 The child cannot express his hatred of adults with impunity.
盔甲防护性外套，如锁子甲，穿上后保护身体免受武器攻击 A defensive covering, such as chain mail, worn to protect the body against weapons.
想到将要发生的事，她语音中充满了惊异。“我的态度是：事情发生了，设法应付，但避免正面冲突。” A note of surprise filled her voice at the prospect."My attitude is to roll with what happens, " she said.
我用功，免得考不及格。 I study hard, so that I may not fail in the examinations.
凡是定长远的计画都难免出偏差. Long-term planning is always rather a hit-or-miss affair.
由于你身体不好，你必须尽量避免为孩子们操心。 On account of your health, you must endeavour to shift off the care of your children.
试图说服他未免太愚蠢了。 It is a great folly to try to persuade him.
把绳子绑牢，免得它松脱。 Bind the rope fast lest it should come loose.
这种植物必须遮起来，免受阳光直射。 These plants must be sheltered from direct sunlight.
别耽误了，现在就去索取一份免费的目录吧。 Don't delay. Write now for a free catalogue.
这些批评意见已修改得缓和些以免得罪人. The criticisms had been watered down so as not to offend anybody.
为避免受饥寒之苦，夫妻俩不得不双双工作 Both spouses had to take jobs in order to keep the wolf from the door.
你必须非常小心地护理，以免伤口沾上污物。 You must take the most scrupulous care to keep the wound free from the dirt.
把沙司搅拌一下以免结块。 Stir the sauce to prevent it lumping.
你应该给缝纫机上点油，以免发出轧轧声。 You should oil the sewing machine to stop the squeaking.
我以为他母亲已去世，幸亏在我寄出吊唁信之前，我碰到了一个那天上午还在医院里见过她母亲的人，他使我避免了这场误会。 I thought his mother had died, but fortunately I met someone who'd actually seen her that morning in the hospital and he set me right before I sent off my letter of sympathy.
让我们免除礼节。 Let us avoid the etiquette.
这种事谁都难免。 It could happen to anybody.
那位官员必须免职。 That officer must be removed.
尽量避免人身攻击. Try to avoid making personal comments.
谢绝他的好意未免失策. It might be impolitic to refuse his offer.
她步子很轻, 以免惊醒孩子. She trod lightly so as not to wake the baby.
这律师免费承办那个案件。 The lawyer undertook the case without a fee.
卡车突然转向以免撞著那孩子. The lorry swerved sharply to avoid the child.
市民可以免费使用这个图书馆。 Citizens may have free access to the library.
我要尽力避免在晚年时成为孩子们的负担。 I will try to avoid come upon my children in my old age.
法官免除了他们在这些事上的所有责任和义务。 The judge exempted them from all liability in these matters.
只有这家旅店提供免费乘车去机场的服务。 A free bus to the airport is a facility offered only by this hotel.
这些画可免费拥有。你喜欢哪一幅就拿哪一幅。 These pictures can be kept for free. You may take whichever you like.
她穿著黑色连衣裙, 在这种欢乐的场合未免太素了. Her plain black dress was too severe for such a cheerful occasion.
我们必须知道别的国家的习俗，免得他们会认为我们是没有礼貌的。 We must find out the customs of other countries, so that they will not think us ill mannered.
他们免除了他的监禁。 They discharged him from the prison.
她使用的词语未免太陈旧了。 She uses rather dated words and phrases.
双方宣布停战以避免再有伤亡。 The two sides called a truce to avoid further bloodshed.
你所持的护照可使你享有免费医疗. Your passport qualifies you to receive free medical treatment.
渡船上有个挺不错的免税商店. There's a good duty-free shop (ie one selling such goods) on the ferry.
儿子总归要离开家的, 这种事很难免. It is only to be expected your son will leave home eventually.
我们轻声谈话, 以免吵醒婴儿. We spoke in whispers for fear of waking the baby/for fear (that) we might wake the baby.
她拒绝向警方作陈述以免受连累. She refused to make a statement to the police in case she incriminated herself.
现已有数千人给我们来信索要免费样品. Thousands of people have written in to us for a free sample.
为这样的小事辞职未免愚蠢而轻率。 It would be foolish and impetuous to resign over such a trivial matter.
政府拨款给这家公司使其免于破产。 The government has rescued the firm from bankruptcy by giving them a grant.
她有个新生婴儿要照看, 活动难免受些限制. Having a new baby to look after has clipped her wings a bit.
那位船长被免除了因船只失事而遭致的非难和罪责。 The captain is absolved from all blame and responsibility for the shipwreck.
她若只因迟到一次就失去了工作，这样对她未免太不公平了。 If she lost her job for being late once, she got a pretty raw deal.
经过长时间调查后，撤消了对经理失职罪的指控，并免除了他对导致工厂烧毁的失火事故的责任。 After a long inquiry, the Manager was exonerated from the charge of neglect and from any responsibility for the fire that destroyed the factory.
这些房子是免付捐税的。 These houses are exempt from paying rates.
信用咨询使我们免除了忧虑 Credit counseling helped us get out from under.
饭前不要吃糖以免影响食欲. Don't spoil your appetite by eating sweets before meals.
那音乐他演奏得未免太乏味了. His interpretation of the music was rather too literal.
她把客货车向左一闪以免轧著狗。 She pulled the van to the left to avoid a dog.
按此地址函索即免费寄奉样品. Write now to this address and we will send you a free sample by return.
为了避免饿死，那些迷路的勘探人员吃鸟蛋充饥。 The lost explorers ate birds' eggs to stave off starvation.
该芭蕾舞蹈学校给有特殊天赋的儿童提供免费学习的机会. The ballet school offers free places to children who are exceptionally talented.
这是一个应该避免使用的非正式术语。该术语有时用于一种逻辑元件，这种逻辑元件可以实现特定的功能或在变量之间提供链接。 An improper term to be avoided. This term is sometimes used to designate a logic element which performs a specific function or provides a linkage between variables.
因此，看起来政治家们取得了胜利。我惟一的想法是，他们为此付出了惨重的代价，未免得不偿失。世界上其他任何一个国家的政治家之间的分歧都没有这里的政治家之间的分歧那么大，那么公开。 So it looks as it the politicians have won. My only point is that it has been a Pyrrhic victory. In no country in the world are politicians held in greater or more open division than they are here.
你免费得到它的吗? Do you mean that you got it for nothing?
健康尤指身体或心智的健康；免受疾病或反常影响的 Soundness, especially of body or mind; freedom from disease or abnormality.
他加了一个避免条款，大意是：如果汇率下跌超过去5％，付款将被修改。 He adds a let- out clause to the effect that the payment will be revised if the exchange rate fall by more than5%.