| 词汇 | staving them off |
| 释义 | (redirected from staving them off)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 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 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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