词组 | stave |
释义 | stave [staved, staved or stove, staving] stave in stave sth in • stave in sth usually passive BrE to hit or kick something so violently that it is completely broken or crushed.: ▪ The door had been staved in, and torn half off its hinges. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑break down, ↑smash down stave off stave off sth • stave sth off if you stave off something bad or unpleasant, you prevent it from happening or delay it from happening: ▪ Nowadays there are various ways to stave off the effects of ageing. ▪ We must get food and medical supplies to the area immediately if we want to stave off a human catastrophe. ■ SIMILAR TO: prevent, avert formal |
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