stave off
/steɪv ɒf/Word connections
verb
/steɪv ɒf/
Фразовый глагол, означающий предотвратить что-либо или отложить что-то неприятное.
Verbo frasal que significa evitar o retrasar algo desagradable o no deseado, alejando una amenaza o peligro.
Verbe à particule signifiant éviter ou repousser quelque chose de désagréable, ou retarder un événement indésirable.
Partikelverb, das bedeutet, etwas Unangenehmes abzuwenden, zu verhindern oder hinauszuzögern.
Verbo frasal que significa evitar ou prevenir algo ruim, ou adiar/retardar algo desagradável.
动词短语，意为防止某事发生或推迟不愉快的事情。
فعل مركب يعني منع حدوث شيء ما أو تأجيل أمر غير مرغوب فيه أو تجنبه.
A phrasal verb meaning to prevent something from happening or to delay something unpleasant.
uncountable · transitive · phrasal, separable
Prevent or delayformal
To prevent something unpleasant from happening or to delay it temporarily.
Предотвратить или отложитьEvitar o retrasarÉloigner, repousser (un danger, une menace)Abwenden oder hinauszögernPrevenir ou adiar防止或推迟الوقاية أو التأجيل- He ate an apple to stave off hunger until dinner.
- The government took measures to stave off an economic crisis.
- She drank warm tea to stave off the cold.
Synonymsavertavoidfend offforestallhold offprecludepreventrepelward off
Antonymsacceleratecausehasteninduce
- staved off past participle
- staved off past simple
- staving off present participle
- staves off third person singular
Base verbstave
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