英语词汇“stave off”的读音、翻译、释义、用法及例句-青年旅行网

Idiom

stave offstave off (something)

to keep something away or keep something from happening.

The Federal Reserve lowered interest rates to boost the economy and stave off a recession.Death is natural and inevitable — we can't stave it off forever.

Related vocabulary: ward off someone/something, fend off something

Phr V

stave off

staves, staving, staved

stave off sth or stave sth off

to stop something bad from happening or to try to make something bad happen later

Here, have a sandwich - that should stave off the hunger.They tried desperately to raise cash to stave off bankruptcy.

stave off

To 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 off

to 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 off

to 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 off

Keep 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 off

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.

词汇	stave off
释义	Idiom stave offstave off (something) to keep something away or keep something from happening. The Federal Reserve lowered interest rates to boost the economy and stave off a recession.Death is natural and inevitable — we can't stave it off forever. Related vocabulary: ward off someone/something, fend off something Phr V stave off staves, staving, staved stave off sth or stave sth off to stop something bad from happening or to try to make something bad happen later Here, have a sandwich - that should stave off the hunger.They tried desperately to raise cash to stave off bankruptcy. phrasestave 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 off To 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 off to 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 off to 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 off Keep 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 off v. 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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