单词 | ward off |
释义 | ward offSEE SYNONYMS FOR ward off ON THESAURUS.COM verb(tr, adverb) to turn aside or repel; avert Words nearby ward offWar Department, warder, ward heeler, Wardian case, wardmote, ward off, Wardour Street, wardress, wardrobe, wardrobe malfunction, wardrobe mistress Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with ward offward off Turn aside, parry, as in He tried to ward off her blows. [Second half of 1500s] Try to prevent, avert, as in She took vitamin C to ward off a cold. [Mid-1700s] The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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