| 单词 | stave off |
| 释义 | stave offSEE SYNONYMS FOR stave off ON THESAURUS.COM verb(tr, adverb) to avert or hold off (something undesirable or harmful), esp temporarilyto stave off hunger Words nearby stave offstauropegion, stauroplegia, stauroscope, Stavanger, stave, stave off, staves, stavesacre, Stavropol, stavudine, staw Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with stave offstave off Keep or hold away, repel, as in The Federal Reserve Board is determined to stave off inflation. This metaphoric expression transfers beating something off with a staff or stave to nonphysical repulsion. [c. 1600] The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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