单词 | head off |
释义 | All related terms of 'head off'head off1. phrasal verb If you head off a person, animal, or vehicle, you move to a place in front of them in order to capture them or make them change the direction they are moving in. He changed direction swiftly, turned into the hallway and headed her off. [VERB noun PARTICLE] [Also VERB PARTICLE noun]2. phrasal verb See full dictionary entry for headIf you head something off, especially something unpleasant, you take action before it is expected to happen in order to prevent it from happening. He would ask Congress to intervene and head off a strike. [VERB PARTICLE noun] You have to be good at spotting trouble on the way and heading it off. [VERB noun PARTICLE] head off in British Englishverb (tr, adverb) 1. to intercept and force to change direction to head off the stampede 2. to prevent or forestall (something that is likely to happen) 3. to depart or set out to head off to school head off in American English to get ahead of and cause to stop or turn away; intercept Examples of 'head off' in a sentence |
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