stave off

动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To prevent something from happening; to obviate or avert. idiomatic
    — He drank plenty of orange juice, hoping to stave off the cold making the rounds at the office.

词形变化

staves off present,singular,third-person staving off participle,present staved off participle,past staved off past stove off participle,past stove off past
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