| 单词 | ward off |
| 释义 | ward off (once / 2184 pages) v WORD FAMILY ward off: warded off, warding off, wards off USAGE EXAMPLESHe’d like to see forces deployed in Poland and the Baltic States to ward off Russian hostilities. New York Times(Jan 02, 2017) To ward off atrophy, buy a drawer organizer, suggested Ms. Lowenheim, who uses expandable drawer organizers from Staples in her own home. New York Times(Dec 23, 2016) Richard Nixon and Leonid Brezhnev signed the ABM Treaty in 1972, banning certain kinds of anti-missile missiles, precisely to ward off this fate. Slate(Dec 23, 2016) 1v prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening Syn|Hyper avert, avoid, debar, deflect, fend off, forefend, forfend, head off, obviate, stave off forbid, foreclose, forestall, preclude, prevent keep from happening or arising; make impossible 2v avert, turn away, or repel Ward off danger Hyper defend be on the defensive; act against an attack |
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