1 B2 习语 中性
阻止危险或不想要的事情发生
"The government announced emergency measures to stave off a financial crisis."
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"We took these actions to stave off a possible depression."
— Barack Obama, remarks on the economy, February 2009
可分离
阻止不好的事发生,或暂时把它推迟
阻止坏事发生,至少先拖一段时间
共 2 个含义,从最常见到最少见,按 CEFR 等级色彩标注。
阻止危险或不想要的事情发生
"The government announced emergency measures to stave off a financial crisis."
"We took these actions to stave off a possible depression."
— Barack Obama, remarks on the economy, February 2009
延缓某种影响的到来,如饥饿、疲劳或衰退
"She ate a handful of nuts to stave off hunger until dinner."
用棍子把某物推开——把危险挡在一定距离外
阻止坏事发生,至少先拖一段时间
在新闻英语和日常英语中都很常见。常见于新闻语境(stave off recession, stave off defeat)。表示问题真实存在且具有威胁性,而阻止它需要努力。这个形象来自用棍子把某物推开。
母语者最常搭配使用的单词。
最常用的五种时态形式。
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可互换使用的词组 — 点击已链接的可进一步了解。
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