stave off

阻挡,延缓,赶走,击退

例句与用法：

The fate of the billion-dollar Taj Mahal in Atlantic City hung in the balance late last night as Donald Trump raced to clinch a deal with bondholders aimed at staving off an involuntary bankruptcy for his giant casino hotel.

大西洋城价值十亿元的泰姬玛哈的命运吉凶未卜。昨天深夜特朗普分秒必争地与债权人达成协议，以解除他规模庞大的赌博酒店被迫破产的厄运。

The lost explorers ate birds' eggs to stave off starvation.

为了避免饿死，那些迷路的勘探人员吃鸟蛋充饥。

词形变化：

动词过去式: staved/stove | 动词过去分词: staved/stove | 动词现在分词: staving | 动词第三人称单数: staves |

详细释义：

击退; 赶走

They staved off a wolf last night.

昨晚他们赶走了一只狼。