单词 | ward off |
释义 | ward offphrasal verb To ward off a danger or illness means to prevent it from affecting you or harming you. She may have put up a fight to try to ward off her assailant. [VERB PARTICLE noun] Mass burials are now under way in an effort to ward off an outbreak of cholera. [VERB PARTICLE noun] [Also VERB noun PARTICLE]More Synonyms of ward off See full dictionary entry for wardward off in British Englishverb (tr, adverb) to turn aside or repel; avert Examples of 'ward off' in a sentence |
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