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ward off sth
Vaccines can ward off many diseases.
疫苗能够预防许多疾病。
避免；防止
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避免；防止
to avert or prevent
Vaccines can ward off many diseases.
疫苗能够预防许多疾病。
挡开,或避开。
To parry, or turn aside.
控球时,将空闲手或持杆柄端的手和前臂横向推向防守队员的身体或球杆。
To, while in possession of the ball, move the free hand or the hand and arm holding the butt end of the stick laterally into a defending player's body or stick.
避免或防止。
To avert or prevent.
ward off
Base
原形
wards off
3rd person
第三人称单数
warding off
-ing
现在分词
warded off
Past
过去式
warded off
Past participle
过去分词
Exercise helps ward off disease.
锻炼有助于抵御疾病。
She warded off the attacker with her bag.
她用包挡开了袭击者。
They have warded off every challenge so far.
到目前为止，他们已经避开了每一次挑战。
常用于“避开/防止”义，后接疾病、危险、攻击等名词。
She drank ginger tea to ward off a cold.
她喝姜茶以预防感冒。
He warded off the dog's attack with a loud shout.
他大声喊叫，挡开了狗的攻击。
Applying sunscreen regularly wards off sunburn.
定期涂防晒霜可预防晒伤。
Vaccines can ward off many diseases.
疫苗能够预防许多疾病。
当宾语是代词时,必须用 ward it/them off 这种将代词放在 off 前的形式。
The disease can be dangerous, but a healthy lifestyle may ward it off.
这种病可能很危险,但健康的生活方式也许能预防它。
Not this
Vitamin C can help ward off from colds.
Use this
Vitamin C can help ward off colds.
ward off 是及物短语动词，直接接宾语，不需要介词 from。多加 from 是受汉语“预防/免受”搭配影响而造成的错误；去掉 from 后句子才符合英语搭配。
Not this
He swung the stick to ward off it.
Use this
He swung the stick to ward it off.
在 ward off 这类可分离短语动词中，宾语若是代词（如 it），必须放在动词与副词之间，即 ward it off，而不能说 ward off it；名词宾语才可后置。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
挡开进攻
The soldiers warded off the enemy attack.
士兵们挡住了敌人的进攻。
预防疾病
Eating well helps ward off disease.
吃得好有助于预防疾病。
避开危险
They took precautions to ward off danger.
他们采取预防措施来避开危险。
驱邪
The charm is said to ward off evil.
据说这个护身符能驱邪。
挡住闯入者
A high fence will ward off intruders.
高栅栏能挡住闯入者。
驱邪避鬼
Some people burn incense to ward off evil spirits.
有些人烧香以驱邪避鬼。
预防感冒
Eating oranges helps ward off a cold.
吃橙子有助于预防感冒。
避开危险
The talisman was supposed to ward off danger.
这个护身符据说是用来避开危险的。
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ward 听起来像 guard（守卫），想象一名守卫伸手把危险挡开、防止坏事靠近。
语域：neutral 常见场景：health and illness、physical self-defense、sports “ward off” 通常用于中性或稍正式的场合，表示挡开攻击、避开危险或防止疾病；体育语境中属于特定专业用法。
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