参考例句

1. I try to ward off fatigue by resting as much as possible.

   为了防止疲劳，我尽可能多休息。

2. Amulets,"guards," as they are popularly called, intended to ward off evil spirits.

   护身符――或者象他们普遍的叫法：“警卫”用来抵御妖魔鬼怪。

3. He flung up an arm to ward off the blow.

   他迅速抬起手臂挡开这一击。

4. I have always been ready to use force in order to defy tyranny or ward off ruin.

   为了反抗暴政，防止世界毁灭，我随时准备使用武力。

5. AIDS, acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, is usually a fatal disease which leaves the body unable to ward off infection.

   艾滋病――获得性免疫缺损综合症是一种使人体丧失免疫能力的通常致命的疾

6. He poised himself to ward off the attack.

   他摆出要挡开攻击的姿势。

7. If I spilt the salt, I should toss a pinch over my left shoulder to ward off misfortune.

   如果我把盐弄撒了，我就得拾起一撮盐从左臂上扔过去以避免灾祸。

8. John Milton threw open whole new vistas filled with charming, inexhaustible possibilities that promised to ward off monotony forever.

   约翰·弥尔顿为他开辟了全新的天地，给他提供了无数绝妙的办法，他有希望永远不觉得单调乏味了。

9. Then he was down, rolling over and over in the warm sand, crouching with arm up to ward off , trying to cry for mercy.

   然后他翻了下去，在暖乎乎的沙滩上滚呀滚呀、蜷曲着身子，双臂举起保护头部，想要大声讨饶。

10. When the temperature of the night without had fallen so low as to make her chilly, she opened a large blue umbrella to ward off the draught from the door.

    这时，外面夜晚的气温已经降低到使她感到了寒冷，于是她打开了一把蓝色的大伞，以抵御从屋门渗进的寒气。

同义词

• avert
• avoid
• debar
• deflect
• fend off
• head off
• obviate
• stave off