| 词汇 | stave |
| 释义 | stave noun a drinking session IRELAND, 1984stave in stave sth in • stave in sth usually passive BrE to hit or kick something so violently that it is completely broken or crushed.: The door had been staved in, and torn half off its hinges.■ SIMILAR TO: break down, smash down stave off stave off sth • stave sth off if you stave off something bad or unpleasant, you prevent it from happening or delay it from happening: Nowadays there are various ways to stave off the effects of ageing. We must get food and medical supplies to the area immediately if we want to stave off a human catastrophe.■ SIMILAR TO: prevent, avert formal stave inTo crush or cause something to cave in; to smash through something. A noun or pronoun can be used between "stave" and "in." He staved in the crate with a large rock to access the supplies inside. We'll have to stave the door in if we want to get inside. stave offTo defend against or keep someone or something at bay; to delay something. A noun or pronoun can be used between "stave" and "off." He's been trying to scrounge up money so that he can stave off his creditors for a while longer. An old trick is to suck on a pebble to stave your thirst off. stave someone or something offto hold someone or something off; to defend against the attack of someone or something. (See also something off">stave something off.) The citizen was not able to stave the mugger off. The army staved off the attackers for three hours without letup. stave something into crush something in. (The past tense is usually stove with ships, and otherwise, staved.) The rocks on the reef staved the hull of the ship in. The angry sailor staved in the cask of rum. stave something offto delay or postpone something unwanted, such as hunger, foreclosure, death, etc. (See also someone or something off">stave someone or something off.) He could stave his thirst off no longer. Despite the enemy sentries, he made a dash for the stream. The lost hiker could not stave off her hunger any longer. stave offKeep or hold away, repel, as in The Federal Reserve Board is determined to stave off inflation. This metaphoric expression transfers beating something off with a staff or stave to nonphysical repulsion. [c. 1600] stave inv. To break or smash a hole in something: The firefighters staved the door in. I staved in the barrel with an axe. stave offv. To keep or hold someone or something off; repel someone or something: I staved the attackers off with my umbrella. Health officials are trying to stave off an outbreak of disease. |
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