in order to avoid以免 introduces an unwanted outcome to prevent — "so as to avoid, in order not to, lest." (It's a shortened so that以便to avert避免.) The first clause gives a warning; the in order to avoid以免 clause names the bad result. It needs a complete verb phrase, not a bare word.
Structure: Action ,以免 + Undesirable Result
there are这儿有high-voltage wires here高压电线please,请don't不要go near靠近lest,以免something发生dangerous happen危险。
There are high-voltage wires — please keep away, lest something dangerous happen.
you你hurry up and赶紧go走so as not to,以免be late晚了。
Hurry up and go, so you're not late.
Remember: in order to avoid以免 = to use以 ("so as to") + old variant of 絻免 ("avoid") = "lest / so as to avoid." The in order to avoid以免 clause names the bad thing you're heading off (to be careful小心point点,in order to avoid以免to have an accident出事). It needs a full verb phrase: in order to avoid以免evening晚(completed / change)了 ✓, not in order to avoid以免evening晚.
Watch out
- It always introduces the unwanted outcome — for a wanted purpose, use so that以便 ("so as to").