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.- 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 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。
- In a desperate attempt to stave off defeat, he reluctantly promised wholesale reform of the constitution...
英英释义
verb
- prevent the occurrence of
- Let's avoid a confrontation
- head off a confrontation
- avert a strike
双语例句
- When you plan to be out all day, bring along your own healthy snacks to stave off hunger.
如果你打算出去一整天,带上你自己的健康零食来抵御饥饿。 - 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。 - I went on desperately reading to her-reading my own poems-anybody's poems-to stave off conversation.
我先是拼命地念诗给她听念我自己的诗还念别人的诗避免谈话。 - 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。 - But three economists said the numbers confirmed Chinese banks implemented rollovers on a huge scale to stave off defaults.
但是,三名经济学家表示,这些数字证实中国各银行实施了巨大规模的滚转操作,以避免面对违约。 - She tried to stave off further awkward questions.
她竭力避开更尴尬的问题。 - Dieting to be thin is on its own not enough to stave off diabetes.
研究人员说,节食本身不足以延缓糖尿病。 - 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。 - 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。 - Just think back to 2008, when our officials failed to stave off a come-to-jesus-moment on Wall Street.
不妨回想2008年,当时美国官员们也未能令华尔街摆脱末日审判。