look away

• Фразовый глагол, используемый для обозначения действия по отведению взгляда от чего-либо или кого-либо, часто чтобы избежать увиденного или не замечать этого.

A phrasal verb used to indicate the act of turning one's gaze away from something or someone, often to avoid seeing or acknowledging it.

uncountable · intransitive · phrasal, no object

1. Turn gaze elsewhereformal

   To direct one's eyes away from something or someone.

   Отвести взгляд

   • She looked away when he started crying.
   • He looked away from the bright light.
   • The child looked away shyly when the stranger spoke to him.

   Synonymsavertturn away

   Antonymsconfrontfacemeetregard

2. Avoid seeing something unpleasantinformal

   To deliberately turn your eyes from something disturbing or upsetting.

   Отвести взгляд

   • I had to look away during the gory scene in the movie.
   • She looked away from the accident scene.
   • He couldn't bear to watch and looked away.

   Synonymsturn away

   Antonymsconfrontface

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