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

• She raised her hand to ward off a blow.
  她抬起手来，以挡开揍来的拳头。
• Tea is now being used more frequently in skin products to ward off cancer and signs of aging.
  如今，茶也更常用于护肤品来预防癌症和衰老的迹象。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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 brought his arm up in a futile attempt to ward off the blow
  他扬起胳膊徒劳地想要挡住这一拳。
• 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。
• 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。
• If I spilt the salt, I should toss a pinch over my left shoulder to ward off misfortune.
  如果我把盐弄撒了，我就得拾起一撮盐从左臂上扔过去以避免灾祸。