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stave off sth
常用于抽象事物，如危机、问题等。
He managed to stave off the crisis.
他设法避免了危机。
避开；防止；拖延
stove — past of stave · irregular form
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避开；防止；拖延
to ward off, avoid, or delay something; to drive away or keep at bay
He managed to stave off the crisis.
他设法避免了危机。
常作 stave off，指防止或推迟坏事发生。
给......装上桶板或梯级；用桶板或梯级装配。
To fit or furnish with staves or rundles.
打破(桶的)板壁；在......上打洞；使破裂。
To break in the staves of; to break a hole in; to burst.
用棍棒推开；挡住。
To push, or keep off, as with a staff.
用武力或计谋拖延；驱赶。
To delay by force or craft; to drive away.
stave
Base
原形
staves
3rd person
第三人称单数
staving
-ing
现在分词
staved
Past
过去式
staved
Past participle
过去分词
He staves off hunger with snacks.
他靠零食挡开饥饿。
She staved off the deadline by working late.
她加班工作以避开截止日期。
They have staved off bankruptcy multiple times.
他们已经多次避免破产。
常与off连用，表示‘挡开、延缓’
A good breakfast can stave off mid-morning hunger.
一顿好的早餐可以缓解上午中段的饥饿感。
She drank ginger tea to stave off a sore throat.
她喝姜茶来避免喉咙痛。
He staved off boredom by listening to podcasts.
他靠听播客来打发无聊。
常用于抽象事物，如危机、问题等。
He managed to stave off the crisis.
他设法避免了危机。
常指用外力击破或撞毁某物。
The storm staved in the roof of the house.
暴风雨击穿了房屋的屋顶。
Not this
They staved the cold by lighting a fire.
Use this
They staved off the cold by lighting a fire.
动词stave常与off连用构成短语动词stave off，表示'挡住、避免'，单独使用stave意为'击穿'，不符合原意。
Not this
He stave off the attack.
Use this
He staves off the attack.
主语he是第三人称单数，一般现在时的动词应加-s，stave变为staves，表示'他挡住了攻击'。