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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

双语例句

  • 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。
  • He always carries a stick to ward off wild dogs.
    他常常拿着一根棍子防野狗。
  • Have a drop. It'll ward off the cold of the night.
    喝一口挡挡夜里的寒气。
  • 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。
  • 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。
  • 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。
  • 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。
  • 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。
  • He proposed a series of measures that might ward off the environmental apocalypse.
    他提出了一系列可能避免环境灾难的措施。