head off

英 [hed ɒf]

美 [hed ɔːf]

拦截; 拦住; 防止（尤指不愉快的事）发生

柯林斯词典

• PHRASAL VERB 拦截;拦住
  If youhead offa person, animal, or vehicle, you move to a place in front of them in order to capture them or make them change the direction they are moving in.
  1. He changed direction swiftly, turned into the hallway and headed her off.
     他迅速改变方向，拐进走廊截住了她。
• PHRASAL VERB 阻止，防止（尤指不愉快的事）发生
  If youheadsomethingoff, especially something unpleasant, you take action before it is expected to happen in order to prevent it from happening.
  1. He would ask Congress to intervene and head off a strike...
     他将要求国会进行干预，防止发生罢工。
  2. You have to be good at spotting trouble on the way and heading it off.
     你必须善于发现潜在的麻烦并加以化解。

英英释义

verb

• prevent the occurrence of
  1. Let's avoid a confrontation
  2. head off a confrontation
  3. avert a strike
  Synonym:debarforefendforfendobviatedeflectavertstave offfend offavoidward off

双语例句

• Take your head off my shoulder, son.
  把你的脑袋从我的肩膀上拿开，孩子。
• He would ask Congress to intervene and head off a strike
  他将要求国会进行干预，防止发生罢工。
• He blew his own head off.
  他把自己的头轰掉了。
• This will have the effect of pulling your upper torso and head off the floor.
  这将有助于拉你的躯干上部和头离开地板。
• If you don't take back what you said about me, I'm going to knock your head off.
  要是不把说你的话收回，我就要狠狠揍你。
• She cut the fish's head off and gutted it.
  她把鱼头切下并取出了内脏。
• You're screaming my head off!
  你快把我的头都叫炸开了！
• Go chop her head off or something.
  快去砍了她的脑袋，会不会。
• You have to be good at spotting trouble on the way and heading it off.
  你必须善于发现潜在的麻烦并加以化解。
• He changed direction swiftly, turned into the hallway and headed her off.
  他迅速改变方向，拐进走廊截住了她。