ward off

• Фразовый глагол, используемый для обозначения действия по предотвращению воздействия или приближения чего-либо опасного или неприятного к кому-либо или чему-либо.

A phrasal verb used to indicate the act of preventing something dangerous or unpleasant from affecting or reaching someone or something.

uncountable · transitive · phrasal, separable

1. Prevent or repelformal

   To prevent something harmful or unpleasant from affecting you.

   Предотвратить или отразить

   • She took vitamins to ward off the flu.
   • The talisman was believed to ward off evil spirits.
   • He used a strong deodorant to ward off insects.

   Synonymsavertdeflectfend offparrypreventrepelstave offthwart

   Antonymsattractencouragefosterinvite

2. formal

   To avoid or deflect a threat, attack, or problem.

   Отвести или отразить

   • The knight raised his shield to ward off the blow.
   • They built a fence to ward off intruders.
   • She tried to ward off his questions with a joke.

   Synonymsavertcounterdeflectfend offforestallparryprecluderepelstave offthwart

   Antonymsattractcourtencourageinvitewelcome

Base verbward