stave off是什么意思

分类：英文单词 - 单词stave off

stave off

stave off 避免

动词延缓; 避开，挡开，延迟; 暂时挡住; 避开（某事）; 推迟（令人不快的事物）

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/steɪv/

/ɒf/

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1. 推迟;暂时避开
If you stave off something bad, or if you stave it off, you succeed in stopping it happening for a while.

1. prevent the occurrence of
prevent from happening

e.g. Let's avoid a confrontation
head off a confrontation
avert a strike