averse

Word family adverbaverselyavertedlynounaversenessaversionadjectiveaversiveavertedavertibleaverseverbavert

a·verse /əˈvɜːs $ -ɜːrs/ adjectiveadj

1 not be averse to something LIKE somebody OR somethingto quite enjoy something, especially something that is slightly wrong or bad for you 喜欢某事物〔尤指略微不好或对你不利的事情〕，并不反对某事物

I was not averse to fighting with any boy who challenged me.

我并不反对与向我挑战的男孩子打一架。

2 formalDON'T LIKE unwilling to do something or not liking something 不愿意的；讨厌的

be averse to (doing) something

Jim is averse to using chemicals in the garden.

吉姆讨厌在花园里使用化学品。

Some banks are risk averse (=do not like taking a risk).

有些银行不喜欢冒风险。

Examples from the Corpus

averse• Mrs Murray has chosen Sir Thomas for her daughter Rosalie, who is not averse to becoming the mistress of his estate.• Select chores that the child is not overly averse to doing.• He gambles on football, thinks Las Vegas is heavenly and isn't averse to extensive investment in the stock market.• This proud, but humiliated, most complicated of politicians was not averse to flattery.• Children with these conditions will be averse to glare and have severely reduced vision in bright sunlight.• And there was Matthew Prescott, too: she was by no means averse to him.• Self-defeating organizations are, by definition, averse to the truth.

risk averse• Also retailers may be risk averse.• It is difficult for firms to identify those who are good managers, and those who are not overly risk averse.

Origin averse

(1500-1600) Latin past participle of avertere; → AVERT

词汇	averse
释义	averse Word family adverbaverselyavertedlynounaversenessaversionadjectiveaversiveavertedavertibleaverseverbavert a·verse /əˈvɜːs $ -ɜːrs/ adjectiveadj 1 not be averse to something LIKE somebody OR somethingto quite enjoy something, especially something that is slightly wrong or bad for you 喜欢某事物〔尤指略微不好或对你不利的事情〕，并不反对某事物 I was not averse to fighting with any boy who challenged me. 我并不反对与向我挑战的男孩子打一架。 2 formalDON'T LIKE unwilling to do something or not liking something 不愿意的；讨厌的 be averse to (doing) something Jim is averse to using chemicals in the garden. 吉姆讨厌在花园里使用化学品。 Some banks are risk averse (=do not like taking a risk). 有些银行不喜欢冒风险。 Examples from the Corpus averse• Mrs Murray has chosen Sir Thomas for her daughter Rosalie, who is not averse to becoming the mistress of his estate.• Select chores that the child is not overly averse to doing.• He gambles on football, thinks Las Vegas is heavenly and isn't averse to extensive investment in the stock market.• This proud, but humiliated, most complicated of politicians was not averse to flattery.• Children with these conditions will be averse to glare and have severely reduced vision in bright sunlight.• And there was Matthew Prescott, too: she was by no means averse to him.• Self-defeating organizations are, by definition, averse to the truth. risk averse• Also retailers may be risk averse.• It is difficult for firms to identify those who are good managers, and those who are not overly risk averse. Origin averse (1500-1600) Latin past participle of avertere; → AVERT
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