英:[steɪv ɔf]
美:[stev ɔf]
英:[steɪv ɔf]
美:[stev ɔf]
v.
避开,挡开,延迟
暂时挡住
避开(某事)
延缓
推迟(令人不快的事物)
verb
transitive verb
to fend off
staving off creditors
to ward off (something adverse) : forestall
trying to stave off disaster
防止
避开
The first known use of stave off was in 1611
stake1 of 2noun
a pointed piece (as of wood or metal) driven or to be driven into the ground especially as a marker or support
a post to which a person is bound for execution by burning
something that is staked for gain or loss
the prize in a contest
an interest or share in a business
grubstake
stake2 of 2verb
to mark the limits of by stakes
stake out a mining claim
to tie to a stake
to fasten up or support (as plants) with stakes
bet entry 2 sense 1
to back financially
stand1 of 2verb
to support oneself on the feet in an erect position
to be a specified height when fully erect
stands six feet two
to rise to one's feet
to take up and keep a usually specified position or attitude can you stand on your head where do we stand on this question
stand aside
to be in a particular state or situation
stands accused
chiefly British to be a candidate : run
to have a relative position in or as if in a scale
stands first in the class
to be in a position to gain or lose
stands to make a profit
to rest, remain, or set upright on a base or lower end
a ladder standing against a wall
to occupy a place or location
a house standing on a hill
to remain without moving
rainwater standing in stagnant pools
to remain in effect
the order stands
to exist in a certain form
you must take or leave our offer as it stands
to put up with or resist successfully : bear the building stood the pressure of the storm this book will stand the test of time
stand pain
to derive benefit or enjoyment from
you look like you could stand some sleep
to go through the experience of
stand trial
to perform the duty of
stand guard
to pay for
I'll stand dinner
to cause to stand : set upright
stand2 of 2noun
an act or instance of stopping or staying in one place
a halt for defense or resistance
a stop made to give a performance
was booked for a three-night stand
a place or post where one stands
a position especially with respect to an issue
took a stand against higher taxes
the place occupied by a witness testifying in court
a row of seats for spectators of an outdoor sport or spectacle
a raised platform (as for a speaker)
a small often open-air structure for a small retail business
a hot-dog stand
a support (as a rack or table) on or in which something may be placed a bicycle stand
umbrella stands
a group of plants growing in a continuous area
a good stand of wheat
stand1 of 2verb
to support oneself on the feet in an erect position
to be a specified height when fully erect
stands six feet two
to rise to one's feet
to take up and keep a usually specified position or attitude can you stand on your head where do we stand on this question
stand aside
to be in a particular state or situation
stands accused
chiefly British to be a candidate : run
to have a relative position in or as if in a scale
stands first in the class
to be in a position to gain or lose
stands to make a profit
to rest, remain, or set upright on a base or lower end
a ladder standing against a wall
to occupy a place or location
a house standing on a hill
to remain without moving
rainwater standing in stagnant pools
to remain in effect
the order stands
to exist in a certain form
you must take or leave our offer as it stands
to put up with or resist successfully : bear the building stood the pressure of the storm this book will stand the test of time
stand pain
to derive benefit or enjoyment from
you look like you could stand some sleep
to go through the experience of
stand trial
to perform the duty of
stand guard
to pay for
I'll stand dinner
to cause to stand : set upright
stand2 of 2noun
an act or instance of stopping or staying in one place
a halt for defense or resistance
a stop made to give a performance
was booked for a three-night stand
a place or post where one stands
a position especially with respect to an issue
took a stand against higher taxes
the place occupied by a witness testifying in court
a row of seats for spectators of an outdoor sport or spectacle
a raised platform (as for a speaker)
a small often open-air structure for a small retail business
a hot-dog stand
a support (as a rack or table) on or in which something may be placed a bicycle stand
umbrella stands
a group of plants growing in a continuous area
a good stand of wheat
stare1 of 2verb
to look hard and long often with wide-open eyes
stare at a stranger
stare2 of 2noun
the act or an instance of staring
stave offverb
to force or keep away : fend off
stave off trouble
1 But green rates do more for farmers than stave off currency changes.
原译文:但是,绿色兑换率是为了保护农民的利益,不是为了防止货币变化.
2 Tom is the best player to stave off defeat for our team.
汤姆是最好的运动员,能使我队立于不败之地.
3 Though there were failures, too, It'seemed as if good management could stave off the tragedy.
虽然也有一些失败的例子, 但是看起来好的管理可以避免悲剧发生.
4 Highlighting reproductive rights and Republicans’ opposition to measures to protect them helped stave off big G.O.P. gains that had been predicted in the midterm elections that year.
5 Can Pollutant Stave off the Global Warming Crisis?
污染物可否推迟全球变暖危机?
6 Water rationing was implemented in order to stave off a water shortage.
实施限水措施是为了延缓缺水的现象.
7 But one of Italy's biggest property companies , Risanamento , is fighting to stave off its creditors.
不过,意大利最大的地产公司之一的Risanamento正想尽办法逃避其债主们.
8 A nap will stave off fatigue.
打个盹会消除疲乏.
9 The lost explorers ate birds' eggs to stave off starvation.
为了避免饿死,那些迷路的勘探人员吃鸟蛋充饥。
10 You have had to write checks to stave off the ever - insistent claims of your creditors.
你必须很快地据此而开出支票来偿付你的没完没了的欠债.
11 Eat plenty, especially the whole - grain kind; the extra fiber could help stave off colon cancer.
多吃谷物, 特别是整粒的谷物, 额外的纤维有助于减少结肠癌风险.
12 managed to stave off the invaders
13 The company managed to stave off bankruptcy for another few months.
公司想方设法又坚持了几个月而未破产.
14 The Guiyang Evening News said the miners chewed coal to stave off their hunger pangs.
贵阳晚间新闻称,此三人通过咀嚼煤矿矿渣消除饥饿感.
15 You have had to write checks to stave off the ever - insistent clains of your creditors.
你必须很快地开出支票来偿付你的没完没了的欠债.
16 I went on desperately reading to her - reading my own poems - anybody's poems - to stave off conversation.
我先是拼命地念诗给她听 -- 念我自己的诗 -- 还念别人的诗 -- 避免谈话.
17 The fate of the billion-dollar Taj Mahal in Atlantic City hung in the balance late last night as Donald Trump raced to clinch a deal with bondholders aimed at staving off an involuntary bankruptcy for his giant casino hotel.
大西洋城价值十亿元的泰姬玛哈的命运吉凶未卜。昨天深夜特朗普分秒必争地与债权人达成协议,以解除他规模庞大的赌博酒店被迫破产的厄运。
18 He thought of riding a camel to conserve his strength and stave off hunger.
想到这里,他想骑上骆驼,省些力气可以多挨一会儿饥饿.
19 the quartermaster staved off a shortage by requisitioning more than enough supplies
20 To stave off boredom, Richter recommends packing games— like a pair of dice or a deck of cards—to pass the time while traveling.
1 避开
miss avoid escape skirt bypass dodge shun elude eschew parry circumnavigate give a miss keep clear make yourself scarce steer clear steer clear of stay clear wriggle out of keep off ward off fend off avoidance stay put some distance between fightshy of keep away
3 防止
contain avoid prevent deter preclude avert forfend keep decline ward off preventive prevention keep from