aver a=to ver=very=true

aver [ə'və:]
to state the truth of something strongly
vt. 宣告为确实;断言，极力声明；主张

例句
I aver it will not rain tomorrow.
我断言明天不会下雨。
He avers he will not attend the meeting.
他断言不会参加那个会议。

avert[ə'və:t] vert=verse
to prevent something bad from happening; avoid
to turn away your eyes or thoughts
vt. 避免，防止（某事的发生）；转移（目光、思想等）

例句
She averted her eyes from the terrible sight.
她转移目光不看那可怕的情景。
He managed to avert suspicion.
他设法避嫌。

blanch blank blench

blanch 英音：[blɑ:ntʃ]美音：[blæntʃ]
to turn pale
to make a plant pale by covering it up so that the light does not reach it as it grows
to put vegetables or similar foods into boiling water for a few minutes to make them white, remove the skins, get rid of strong flavours, or prepare them for freezing:
to become pale because you are frightened or shocked
vt. 漂白；使变白；使褪色；使(植物)不见阳光而变白；用沸水烫(杏仁等)以便去皮;用沸水烫使(蔬菜等)变白；(因疾病、恐惧、饥饿或寒冷等)使(脸色等)变白(或变得苍白)
adj. 漂白的；银白色的

例句
Workers were blanching linen in the sun.
工人们正在把亚麻布放在阳光下晒白。
The great shock had blanched her cheeks of their natural colour.
巨大的震惊使她双颊发白。
She blanched with shock.
她吓得脸都白了。

blench [blentʃ]
to draw back or turn aside from lack of courage
bleach,whiten
to move back or away suddenly or react physically because something frightens, disgusts or upsets you:
(BrE, formal) to react to sth in a way that shows you are frightened
v变白；退缩；回避

例句
an unsteady eye that blenched under another's gaze
在别人的凝视下畏缩不定的目光

趣味单词

addle['ædl] 爱到海枯石烂 爱到神魂颠倒
to become rotten
to become confused
v使腐坏；变质;使混乱
adj. 腐坏的；糊涂的，昏乱

例句
He has addled his head with reading and writing all day long.
他整天读书写字，头都昏了
The object is to addle and not to elucidate.
其目的是为了混淆而不是为了阐明。