ward off

防止； 避开

She may have put up a fight to try to ward off her assailant.(她可能进行过一场搏斗，试图击退袭击者。)

He proposed a series of measures that might ward off the environmental apocalypse.(他提出了一系列可能避免环境灾难的措施。)

Coffee Could Ward off The World's Most Common cancer.(咖啡能够预防世界上最普遍的癌症。)

And if enhanced, the substance could help ward off dementias and other memory problems.(而且如果效果加强了，这个物质可以帮助治疗痴呆和其它记忆性问题。)

Studies on other captive viruses have revealed that some help ward off viral invasions.(对被俘病毒的研究已显示有些病毒能帮助宿主抵抗其它病毒的入侵。)

Have a drop. It'll ward off the cold of the night.(喝一口挡挡夜里的寒气。)

They do have tools to try to ward off deflation, and should use them.(他们有工具试图抵御通缩，也确实应该使用它们。)

Meteorologists advised the public to wear face masks to ward off dust.(气象学家建议公众外出时戴口罩。)

Many simply want “una limpia, ” or cleansing, to ward off evil spirits.(有些人来这里只是想要“unalimpia”*2，或着就是“净身”驱除邪灵。)

Higher down-payment requirements won't ward off wealthy investors who pay in cash up front.(高昂的预付定金要求是不会挡住那些当面支付现金的富有的投资者的。)

ward off是什么意思

verb

1. avert, turn away, or repel

e.g. Ward off danger

2. prevent the occurrence of
prevent from happening

e.g. Let's avoid a confrontation
head off a confrontation
avert a strike

Synonym: debarforefendforfendobviatedeflectaverthead offstave offfend offavoid

1. 避开，躲开，防止(危险、疾病等)
To ward off a danger or illness means to prevent it from affecting you or harming you.

e.g. She may have put up a fight to try to ward off her assailant...
她可能进行了顽强的反抗，试图击退袭击者。
e.g. Mass burials are now under way in an effort to ward off an outbreak of cholera.
为防止霍乱爆发正在进行大规模掩埋。