stave off
phrasal verbstave something  off 
- to prevent something bad from affecting you for a period of time; to delay something
- to stave off hunger
 - The company managed to stave off bankruptcy for another few months.
 
 
| 单词 | stave off | 
| 释义 | stave offphrasal verbstave something  off  
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