stave off

英 [steɪv ɒf]

美 [steɪv ɔːf]

推迟; 暂时避开

柯林斯词典

• PHRASAL VERB 推迟;暂时避开
  If youstave offsomething bad, or if youstaveitoff, you succeed in stopping it happening for a while.
  1. In a desperate attempt to stave off defeat, he reluctantly promised wholesale reform of the constitution...
     为了竭力避免败局，他勉强答应要对宪法进行大规模修改。
  2. But the reality of discovery was a different matter, and he did all he could to stave it off.
     但所发现的实际情况完全是另一回事，所以他只好尽自己所能暂缓其发生。

英英释义

verb

• prevent the occurrence of
  1. Let's avoid a confrontation
  2. head off a confrontation
  3. avert a strike
  Synonym:debarforefendforfendobviatedeflectaverthead offfend offavoidward off

双语例句

• In a desperate attempt to stave off defeat, he reluctantly promised wholesale reform of the constitution
  为了竭力避免败局，他勉强答应要对宪法进行大规模修改。
• But this no longer seems enough to stave off some sort of crisis.
  但这么做似乎已不足以避免某种危机的到来。
• Second, he did what was necessary to stave off a global depression.
  其次，奥巴马为防止全球陷入萧条采取了必要的做法。
• To stave off recession, the Federal Reserve loosened monetary policy.
  为了防止经济衰退，美联储放松了货币政策。
• She tried to stave off further awkward questions.
  她竭力避开更尴尬的问题。
• To stave off disaster we could look only to them.
  要阻挡灾难来临，我们只能指望他们了。
• The lost explorers ate birds'eggs to stave off starvation.
  为了避免饿死，那些迷路的勘探人员吃鸟蛋充饥。
• This will clean the blade, stave off rusting, and add weeks of shaving life.
  这将会清洁刀片、防止生锈，延长几周使用寿命。
• She is determined to stave off the man who wanted to abandon her when she was in trouble.
  她决心甩掉那个在她陷入困境时想抛弃她的那个人。
• Unobstructed access for humanitarian assistance is critical to stave off needless death and suffering.
  畅通无阻地提供人道主义援助对于避免不必要的死亡和痛苦至关重要。