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

• He took vitamins to ward off head colds.
  他吃维生素以避免伤风。
• 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 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。
• 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。
• She raised her hand to ward off a blow.
  她抬起手来，以挡开揍来的拳头。
• 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。
• 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。
• Many people swear by vitamin C's ability to ward off colds.
  许多人深信维生素C能预防感冒。
• He always carries a stick to ward off wild dogs.
  他常常拿着一根棍子防野狗。
• He managed to ward off the blow.
  他设法避过了那一击。