After the alarm had been given, the great ship turned sharply to avoid a direct collision.
警报响过不久，巨轮急转弯，以避免与冰山正面相撞。
新概念英语第三册
Lesson 10 The loss of the Titanic
📚 句中词汇解析
从本句中提取的重要词汇
n. 惊恐;警报;闹铃;动员令;
vt. 使惊恐;警告;给（门等）安装警报器;
💡 arm 武器
"The burglar alarm is activated by movement."
这防盗警报器一动就会响。
近义：scare, frighten, cautioning, alert, emergency, forewarning
反义：hush, appease, lull, assuage, mollify, pacify
adv. 严厉地;明确地;锋利地;突然地;
💡 sharp急剧的 + ly ...地→ 锐利地,急剧地,剧烈地
"Economic growth decelerated sharply in June."
六月份经济增长大幅度减缓。
近义：intensely, keenly, acutely, abruptly, short, suddenly
vt. 避开，避免，预防;[法]使无效，撤销，废止;
💡 a=out处于+void空→empty out空出来→避开，避免
"Write clear definitions in order to avoid ambiguity."
释义要写清楚以免产生歧义。
近义：parry, avert, prevent, shirk, shun, sidestep
反义：approach, initiate, launch, start, tackle, wage
n. 碰撞;冲突;（意见，看法）的抵触;（政党等的）倾轧;
💡 colli=collide冲突+sion表名词 →（车船）碰撞
"a collision between two trains"
两列火车相撞事故
近义：impact, impaction, impingement, appulse, pileup, smash
adj. 指定的，确定的;假设的，假定的;有…倾向的;赠送的;
prep. （表示原因）考虑到;（表示假设）倘若，假定;
n. 假设;
v. 给予，赠送( give的过去分词);
"The pilot was given clearance to land by air traffic control."
飞行员得到空中交通管制站发出的着陆许可。
近义：particular
反义：indefinite, indeterminate, unascertained, uncertain, unsettled, vague