avoid somebody/something like the plague
US /əˈvɔɪd ˈsʌmˌbɑːdi ˈsʌmˌθɪŋ laɪk ðə pleɪɡ/
UK /əˈvɔɪd ˈsʌmˌbɑːdi ˈsʌmˌθɪŋ laɪk ðə pleɪɡ/
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避開某人/某事，唯恐避之不及, 完全避開
to avoid someone or something completely
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After his embarrassing speech, he started to avoid everyone like the plague.
在他尷尬的演講之後，他開始避開所有人，唯恐避之不及。
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I avoid that restaurant like the plague; the food is terrible.
我避開那家餐館，唯恐避之不及；那裡的食物太糟糕了。