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

• Some women take aspirin to ward off breast cancer.
  一些妇女吃阿司匹林以防（避开）乳腺癌。
• 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 ward off the blow.
  他设法避过了那一击。
• 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。
• Malachite was used as a children's talisman to ward off danger and illness.
  孔雀石被用作儿童的护身符，以抵御危险和疾病。
• 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。
• 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 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 raised her hand to ward off a blow.
  她抬起手来，以挡开揍来的拳头。
• 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。