1. He is staving off fatigue with coffee.
他用咖啡来缓解疲劳。

2. The medicine is staving off the illness for now.
这种药暂时阻止了疾病的恶化。

3. They are staving off financial collapse.
他们正在努力避免财务崩溃。

4. She is staving off hunger with a small snack.
她用一小份零食暂时缓解饥饿。

A: How are you staving off stress these days?
A：你最近是如何缓解压力的？

B: I am staving off stress by exercising regularly.
B：我通过规律锻炼来缓解压力。

1) stave off的现在分词形式

2) 表示延缓或避免某种情况发生

3) 常用于描述短期阻止不良状态

4) 多用于正式或书面表达

1. 延缓；阻止（stave off的进行形式）

e.g. The team is staving off defeat.
球队正在努力避免失败。

2. 暂时抵御；设法避免

e.g. She is staving off hunger with bread.
她用面包暂时缓解饥饿。

verb (present participle)

1. The present participle of “stave off,” meaning to prevent something bad from happening or to delay it.

Synonym: prevent, delay, ward off