為了避免情況惡化，我們馬上採取了行動。 - Zhictionary

Zhictionary

為了避免情況惡化，我們馬上採取了行動。

We took action immediately so that things wouldn't get worse.

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

for; for the purpose of; in order to

to avert
to prevent
to avoid
to refrain from

circumstances; state of affairs; situation

classifiers: 個, 種

we; us; ourselves; our

at once
right away
immediately
on horseback (i.e. by military force)

to adopt or carry out (measures, policies, course of action)
to take

(completed action marker)
(modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)
(modal particle intensifying preceding clause)

to finish
(used with 得 dé or 不 bù after a verb to express (im)possibility, as in 忘不了 wàngbuliǎo "cannot forget")
(literary) (usually followed by a negative such as 無 wú or 不 bù) completely (not); entirely (not); (not) in the least
to understand clearly (variant of 瞭 liǎo)

(of eyes) bright
clear-sighted
to understand clearly

unofficial variant of 瞭 liào

operation
action
to move about
mobile

classifier: 個