Stave off
避开, 挡开, 延迟
🧩 词语组成解析
stave
[steiv]
n. 狭板;梯级;诗句;五线谱表;
vt. 延缓;在…上打洞;压扁;
vi. 破碎;穿孔;
off
[ɔ:f, ɔf]
prep. 从…落下;离开;从…去掉;下班;
adv. 离开;距，离;被取消;下班;
adj. 不新鲜的;不能接受;不礼貌;
n. 起跑;
v. 杀死;
🗣️ 情景例句
And my grandfather.
还有我祖父。
Knowing what he is capable of, you have every right to be afraid.
既然你知道他的能力如何，你的担心是完全可以理解的。
If, however, you were holding an open air garden party or a fete it would be equally possible to insure yourself in the event of bad weather.
如果你要举办一次露天游园会或盛宴，为避免碰上不好的天气而遭受损失也同样可以保险，