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

• 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。
• He took vitamins to ward off head colds.
  他吃维生素以避免伤风。
• 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。
• You should take some vitamins to ward off colds.
  你应该吃点维生素片预防感冒。
• Such a thin padded coat cannot ward off the cold mountain wind.
  这么薄的棉衣在高山上挡不住寒风。
• Malachite was used as a children's talisman to ward off danger and illness.
  孔雀石被用作儿童的护身符，以抵御危险和疾病。
• 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 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。
• 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。
• I drank some hot chocolate to ward off the cold.
  我喝了一点热巧克力来驱寒。