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

• Back on the city streets, people are wearing breathing masks to ward off any ill effects.
  回到城市的道路上，人们都戴着口罩来避开任何不良后果。
• I still moisturize occasionally& if only to ward off ridicule.
  我仍旧还是会偶尔做做保湿――即使只是为了避免别人的嘲笑。
• 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。
• During the evening picnic, I'll carry a torch to ward off the bugs.
  傍晚野餐时，我要点根火把，抵挡蚊虫。
• He took vitamins to ward off head colds.
  他吃维生素以避免伤风。
• Such a thin padded coat cannot ward off the cold mountain wind.
  这么薄的棉衣在高山上挡不住寒风。
• 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。
• He managed to free one hand to ward off a punch.
  他设法挣脱出一只手来挡住了一拳。
• She was given a magic charm to ward off evil spirits.
  她被赋予了一种魔力，能避开邪恶的鬼神。
• He poised himself to ward off the attack.
  他摆出要挡开攻击的姿势。