stave off

听听怎么读

英 [steɪv ɔf]

美 [stev ɔf]

是什么意思

避开，挡开，延迟；暂时挡住；避开（某事）；延缓推迟（令人不快的事物）；

英英释义

stave off

v.prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening
同义词：debarobviatedeflectaverthead offfend offavoidward off

学习怎么用

双语例句

The fate of the billion-dollar Taj Mahal in Atlantic City hung in the balance late last night as Donald Trump raced to clinch a deal with bondholders aimed at staving off an involuntary bankruptcy for his giant casino hotel.
大西洋城价值十亿元的泰姬玛哈的命运吉凶未卜。昨天深夜特朗普分秒必争地与债权人达成协议，以解除他规模庞大的赌博酒店被迫破产的厄运。
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。

权威例句

Vietnam needs cash to stave off future outbreaks of bird flu
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Help patients with chronic kidney disease stave off dialysis: screening and timely referral are, of course, key. But this health coa...
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同义词

wait shun postpone escape avoid

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