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

• 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。
• Eating this will ward off various diseases.
  吃这东西可以避免多种的传染病。
• She raised her hand to ward off a blow.
  她抬起手来，以挡开揍来的拳头。
• 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。
• 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。
• Warm clothing and good food helps to ward off a cold.
  暖和的衣服和良好的食物有助于预防感冒。
• Have a drop. It'll ward off the cold of the night.
  喝一口挡挡夜里的寒气。
• 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。
• 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。
• This, it is thought, helps ward off health problems including cancer and heart disease.
  他们认为这种蔬菜有助于抵御包括癌症和心脏病这类健康问题。