英语词汇“stave off”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

When you stave something off, you prevent it from happening. When you stave off a cold, you work to avoid getting one, maybe by drinking plenty of tea and eating oranges.

You might help stave off the closing of a library by donating money and writing letters to the city council, or stave off the winter blues by traveling to a Caribbean island for a week. The phrase to stave off has a long history, dating from 1620 when it was used to mean "fend off with a staff," the way you might stave off a pack of growling dogs.

WORD FAMILY

stave off: staved off, staves off, staving off

USAGE EXAMPLES

This sitcom returns from its winter hiatus, with the Hecks spending their New Year staving off a zombie apocalypse.

New York Times(Jan 03, 2017)

Despite the looming production-rate cut next summer, all this extra work should stave off some of the job losses on the 777.

Seattle Times(Dec 27, 2016)

Who is better suited to the task than a man able to stave off machetes with the power of a few pictures and his words?

Nature(Dec 14, 2016)

v prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening

Syn|Hyper

avert, avoid, debar, deflect, fend off, forefend, forfend, head off, obviate, ward off

forbid, foreclose, forestall, preclude, prevent

keep from happening or arising; make impossible

单词	stave off
释义	stave off (once / 5041 pages) v When you stave something off, you prevent it from happening. When you stave off a cold, you work to avoid getting one, maybe by drinking plenty of tea and eating oranges. You might help stave off the closing of a library by donating money and writing letters to the city council, or stave off the winter blues by traveling to a Caribbean island for a week. The phrase to stave off has a long history, dating from 1620 when it was used to mean "fend off with a staff," the way you might stave off a pack of growling dogs. WORD FAMILY stave off: staved off, staves off, staving off USAGE EXAMPLES This sitcom returns from its winter hiatus, with the Hecks spending their New Year staving off a zombie apocalypse. New York Times(Jan 03, 2017) Despite the looming production-rate cut next summer, all this extra work should stave off some of the job losses on the 777. Seattle Times(Dec 27, 2016) Who is better suited to the task than a man able to stave off machetes with the power of a few pictures and his words? Nature(Dec 14, 2016) v prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening Syn\|Hyper avert, avoid, debar, deflect, fend off, forefend, forfend, head off, obviate, ward off forbid, foreclose, forestall, preclude, prevent keep from happening or arising; make impossible
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