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。
• 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。
• Eating this will ward off various diseases.
  吃这东西可以避免多种的传染病。
• Have a drop. It'll ward off the cold of the night.
  喝一口挡挡夜里的寒气。
• 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。
• He managed to ward off the blow.
  他设法避过了那一击。
• He poised himself to ward off the attack.
  他摆出要挡开攻击的姿势。
• Many doctors advised washing my hands often to ward off many types of illness.
  许多医生建议我多洗手来避开多种疾病。
• 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。
• 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。