ward off

英 [wɔːd ɒf]

美 [wɔːrd ɔːf]

避开，躲开，防止（危险、疾病等）

TOEFL

柯林斯词典

• PHRASAL VERB 避开，躲开，防止(危险、疾病等)
  Toward offa danger or illness means to prevent it from affecting you or harming you.
  1. She may have put up a fight to try to ward off her assailant...
     她可能进行了顽强的反抗，试图击退袭击者。
  2. Mass burials are now under way in an effort to ward off an outbreak of cholera.
     为防止霍乱爆发正在进行大规模掩埋。

英英释义

verb

• avert, turn away, or repel
  1. Ward off danger
• prevent the occurrence of
  1. Let's avoid a confrontation
  2. head off a confrontation
  3. avert a strike
  Synonym:debarforefendforfendobviatedeflectaverthead offstave offfend offavoid

双语例句

• Have a drop. It'll ward off the cold of the night.
  喝一口挡挡夜里的寒气。
• 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。
• She raised her hand to ward off a blow.
  她抬起手来，以挡开揍来的拳头。
• 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。
• She may have put up a fight to try to ward off her assailant
  她可能进行了顽强的反抗，试图击退袭击者。
• Then, concrete strategies and measures to ward off and control the risks have been proposed.
  然后，文章针对高校内部审计风险提出了防范和控制的一些具体的策略和措施。
• If I spilt the salt, I should toss a pinch over my left shoulder to ward off misfortune.
  如果我把盐弄撒了，我就得拾起一撮盐从左臂上扔过去以避免灾祸。
• Eating this will ward off various diseases.
  吃这东西可以避免多种的传染病。
• He managed to ward off the blow.
  他设法避过了那一击。
• To ward off the feeling, I drank the whisky quickly.
  为了消除这种感觉，我赶紧喝了点威士忌。