stave off
阻挡,延缓,赶走,击退
例句与用法:
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。
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。
词形变化:
动词过去式: staved/stove | 动词过去分词: staved/stove | 动词现在分词: staving | 动词第三人称单数: staves |
详细释义:
击退; 赶走
They staved off a wolf last night.
昨晚他们赶走了一只狼。