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stave something/someone off
phrasal verb with staveverbuk /steɪv/ us /steɪv/staved or stove
to stop something bad from happening, or to keep an unwanted situation or person away, usually temporarily: （通常指暂时地）挡住，阻止，避开;延缓
We were hoping to stave off these difficult decisions until September.我们希望将这些难以抉择的事搁到9月份。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Delaying and wasting time
ado
busywork
buy timeidiom
carry something over
dally
gridlock
hold up
inefficiency
inefficiently
kept
kick
push
raincheck
retard
retardation
set someone back (something)
shelve
sit
spin
stall
stave off something/someone | American Dictionary
stave off something/someone
phrasal verb with staveverbus/steɪv/
to prevent something, or prevent someone from doing something, esp. until a later time:
The Federal Reserve lowered interest rates to stimulate the economy and stave off a recession.
Els staved off Woods by a shot after entering the final day eight ahead.
stave sth off | Business English
stave sth off
phrasal verb with staveverbuk /steɪv/us
to stop something bad from happening, or to keep an unwanted situation or person away, usually temporarily:
We were hoping to stave off these difficult decisions until September.
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