mindmap root((避免)) escape stresses the fact of getting away or being passed by not necessarily through effort or by conscious intent: nothing ~s her sharp eyes. avoid stresses forethought and caution in keeping clear of danger or difficulty: with careful planning we can ~ the fate of previous expeditions. evade implies adroitness, ingenuity, or lack of scruple in escaping or avoiding: ~d the question by changing the subject. elude implies a slippery or baffling quality in the person or thing that gets away: what she sees in him ~s me. (强调让人困扰迷惑，如elude pursuit/observation/understanding逃避追捕/避人耳目/使人不解，又如the Abominable Snowman ... in the Himalayas is hardly more elusive喜马拉雅雪人也不比大猩猩更让人难以捉摸，是NCE4新四第5篇的结尾句） shun often implies an avoiding as a matter of habitual practice or policy and may imply repugnance or abhorrence: you have ~d their company. eschew implies an avoiding or abstaining from as unwise or distasteful or immoral: a playwright who ~s melodrama and claptrap.