ward off
英[wɔːdɒf] 美[wɔːrdɔːf]
"Let's avoid a confrontation"
"head off a confrontation"
"avert a strike"
"ward off danger"
1.避开，躲开，防止(危险、疾病等)
Toward off a danger or illness means to prevent it from affecting you or harming you.
e.g. She may have put up a fight to try towardoff her assailant...
她可能进行了顽强的反抗，试图击退袭击者。
e.g. Mass burials are now under way in an effort towardoff an outbreak of cholera.
为防止霍乱爆发正在进行大规模掩埋。
1.
1. 防治,避开：by virtue of 由于 |wardoff 防治,避开 | warm up 变热
2. 防止,避免：shield:保护某人或某物(免遭危险、伤害或不快) |wardoff:防止,避免 | seasonal flu:季节性流感
3. 避开：gown: 长袍 |wardoff: 避开 | academic dress: 学士服
He managed to free one hand to ward off a punch.
他设法挣脱出一只手来挡住了一拳。
Many people swear by vitamin C's ability to ward off colds.
许多人深信维生素C能预防感冒。
Such a thin padded coat cannot ward off the cold mountain wind.
这么薄的棉衣在高山上挡不住寒风.
Have a drop. It'll ward off the cold of the night.
喝一口挡挡夜里的寒气.
He keeps dogs to ward off unwanted visitors.
他养了狗以防不速之客.
He brought his arm up in a futile attempt to ward off the blow.
他扬起胳膊徒劳地想要挡住这一拳。
I try to ward off fatigue by resting as much as possible.
为了防止疲劳,我尽可能多休息.
Amulets, ' guards, ' as they are popularly called , intended to ward off evil spirits.
护身符――或者象他们普遍的叫法:“警卫 ” 用来抵御妖魔鬼怪.
He flung up an arm to ward off the blow.
他迅速抬起手臂挡开这一击.
He poised himself to ward off the attack.
他摆出要挡开攻击的姿势.
I also think he's telling everyone to be quiet to ward off thieves.
他不想告诉人们,是怕引狼入室.
Stevens snatched up a briefcase to ward off the blow.
史蒂文斯急忙抓起一只公事皮包抵挡.
This soup will help you to ward off hunger for a time.
这汤能帮你减缓一下饥饿.
To ward off the feeling , I drank the wisky quikly.
我快饮威士忌以避开这种感情.
He attacked continuously, and the opponent could hardly ward off the blows.
他连番出招, 对手已经招架不住了.
上一个：awake or asleep
下一个：forfend
