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单词 stave off
释义 stave off
transitive verb
1. : to beat off (an animal or person) with or as if with a staff or rod : drive or fight off
2. : to ward or fend off (someone) : hold back : keep away
 < let's stave the greaser off till dark — Zane Grey >
 < often had to stave off creditors — W.A.Swanberg >
3. : to forestall or prevent (something adverse) especially at the last moment or in extremity : deflect, avert
 < the last form of credit that staved off foreclosure — New Republic >
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