Phrase
warding off
避免；防止
warding off is the present participle of ward off.
to avert or prevent
- 1.
To parry, or turn aside.
挡开,或避开。
- 2.
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.
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。
- 3.
To avert or prevent.
避免或防止。
挡开；避开；控球时用手或杆柄横向推开防守球员；挡开,或避开。；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。；避免或防止。
In use
She drank ginger tea to ward off a cold.
He warded off the dog's attack with a loud shout.
Applying sunscreen regularly wards off sunburn.
ward off sth
Vaccines can ward off many diseases.
疫苗能够预防许多疾病。
ward sth off
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。
Verb forms
base ward off · third person wards off · -ing warding off · past warded off · past participle warded off
常用于“避开/防止”义，后接疾病、危险、攻击等名词。
Common mistakes
Connections
Collocations
- ward off an attack
- 挡开进攻
- The soldiers warded off the enemy attack.士兵们挡住了敌人的进攻。
- ward off disease
- 预防疾病
- Eating well helps ward off disease.吃得好有助于预防疾病。
- ward off danger
- 避开危险
- They took precautions to ward off danger.他们采取预防措施来避开危险。
- ward off evil
- 驱邪
- The charm is said to ward off evil.据说这个护身符能驱邪。
- ward off intruders
- 挡住闯入者
- A high fence will ward off intruders.高栅栏能挡住闯入者。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
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。
Context & Register
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。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.