You can also ward off something or stave off something.

你也可以避开或者延缓某事。

I knew that helped stave off depressive episodes.

这会帮助摆脱抑郁。

Senate Republicans have successfully staved off a call for witnesses at President Donald Trump's impeachment trial.

参议院共和党已成功延缓传唤证人出席特朗普的弹劾闪盘。

He had almost finished whittling the stave into shape, when he realized with a start that he was singing-singing!

他差不多把根棍子削成了弓体，忽然意识到自己唱起歌来了，吃了一惊。唱歌！

He said this was necessary to stave off a catastrophic economic collapse.

他表示，这对于避免阿富汗出现灾难性的经济崩溃是必要的。

It calls for an independent monitor and it staves off a federal takeover.

它要求一个独立的监管者，避免了联邦政的接管。

Some executives want to meet Mr. Trump to try to stave off the tariffs.

一些高管想与特朗普会面，试图阻止关税壁垒的实施。

Staving off relapses meant flying to North Carolina every three weeks to receive chemotherapy treatments.

为了避免复发，他需要每三周飞往北卡罗来纳州接受化疗。

They would dry it into a chaw and chew it to stave off hunger.

他们会把它晾干，做成咀嚼物，并且咀嚼它，用来充饥。

Broadly speaking, the genes less active in the lonely were those involved in staving off viral infections.

一般来说，孤独的人体内活力较低的基因是那些帮助人们避开病毒感染的基因。

And we certainly don't want to ward or stave you off!

而且们当然也不想要躲开你。

Anyway Finn, what's the second thing you're going to do to stave off your boredom?

那么菲恩，你打发无聊要做的第二件事情是什么呢？

Catching it early can help to stave off more severe symptoms for longer, but that's even more difficult.

早期发现可以帮助延缓更严重的症状，但这是更加困难的。

We're able to stave off our own financial crisis each month, thanks to your support at Patreon.

多亏了Patreon的支持，们每个才能避免金融危机。

Initially, my intention was to give some actual nutritional tips to stave off excessive eating during your festive meals.

本来想给出一些实际的英语建议，避免在节日大餐中暴饮暴食。

In this case, you wouldn't use ward off or stave off or even at bay. What can you use?

这种情况下，你不能使用" ward off" 或" stave off" ，" at bay" 也不行。你可以用什么呢？

For the better part of her life Chloe Tom Sue has staved off clinical depression and anxiety with social activities.

克洛伊·汤姆·苏在她生活的大部分时间里，通过社交活动来避免临床上的抑郁和焦虑。

You did a fine job staving off the Iranians last night.

你昨晚幸运地躲过了伊朗人的袭击。

Now, to stave off means to stop or to keep an unpleasant feeling away. In this case she means boredom.

打发无聊指的是做什么事情来停止无聊或者让不舒服的感觉远离自己。在这里指的就是无所事事的感觉。

And that's where the fluoride hangs out, helping to stave off an acid attack of the enamel—in other words, a cavity.

而氟化物就在这里聚，帮忙延缓阻挡牙釉质的酸蚀—换句话说抑制蛀牙。