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

• I drank some hot chocolate to ward off the cold.
  我喝了一点热巧克力来驱寒。
• 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。
• 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 managed to ward off the blow.
  他设法避过了那一击。
• This, it is thought, helps ward off health problems including cancer and heart disease.
  他们认为这种蔬菜有助于抵御包括癌症和心脏病这类健康问题。
• During the evening picnic, I'll carry a torch to ward off the bugs.
  傍晚野餐时，我要点根火把，抵挡蚊虫。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• You should take some vitamins to ward off colds.
  你应该吃点维生素片预防感冒。