单词 | ward something ↔ off |
释义 | ward something ↔ off From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishward something ↔ off phrasal verbPREVENTto do something to try to protect yourself from something bad, such as illness, danger, or attack Don’t forget insect repellent to ward off the mosquitoes. a spell to ward off evil spirits → ward→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpusward off• The attacker moves in with a roundhouse kick to the head and the defender raises his arm to ward it off.• This she does not permit; now she knows how to ward him off.• None the less to ward them off, lanterns are hung near the surface where the sharks thrash about.• I hear noise at the ward door, off up the hall out of my sight. |
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