ward something ↔ off

From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishward something ↔ off phrasal verbPREVENTto do something to try to protect yourself from something bad, such as illness, danger, or attack Don’t forget insect repellent to ward off the mosquitoes. a spell to ward off evil spirits → ward→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpusward off• The attacker moves in with a roundhouse kick to the head and the defender raises his arm to ward it off.• This she does not permit; now she knows how to ward him off.• None the less to ward them off, lanterns are hung near the surface where the sharks thrash about.• I hear noise at the ward door, off up the hall out of my sight.

单词	ward something ↔ off
释义	ward something ↔ off From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishward something ↔ off phrasal verbPREVENTto do something to try to protect yourself from something bad, such as illness, danger, or attack Don’t forget insect repellent to ward off the mosquitoes. a spell to ward off evil spirits → ward→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpusward off• The attacker moves in with a roundhouse kick to the head and the defender raises his arm to ward it off.• This she does not permit; now she knows how to ward him off.• None the less to ward them off, lanterns are hung near the surface where the sharks thrash about.• I hear noise at the ward door, off up the hall out of my sight.
随便看	Scandinavian scanner scant scant regard scant regard for scantily clad scantily etc clothed scanty Scapa Flow scape scapegoat scappare scapula scar scarab scarab beetle scarabaeus scaramuccia scarce scarcely scarcely a day etc scarcely a day/year/moment etc scarcely a moment etc scarcely a year etc scarcely distinguishable