1. They staved off a wolf last night.
    昨晚他们赶走了一只狼。

1. 挡开, 避开：shore up confidence 提振市场信心 | stave off 挡开, 避开, | liquidate assets 资产清算

2. 避开：Roundworm:线虫 | Stave off:避开 | Biochemistry:生物化学

3. 桶板脱落：stave in 撞破 | stave off 桶板脱落 | stave 桶板;(桶

4. stave off

4. 阻挡,延缓：sanitary 有关卫生的 | stew 炖菜 | stave off 阻挡,延缓

1. 推迟;暂时避开
    If you stave off something bad, or if you stave it off, you succeed in stopping it happening for a while.

    e.g. In a desperate attempt to stave off defeat, he reluctantly promised wholesale reform of the constitution...
           为了竭力避免败局，他勉强答应要对宪法进行大规模修改。
    e.g. But the reality of discovery was a different matter, and he did all he could to stave it off.
           但所发现的实际情况完全是另一回事，所以他只好尽自己所能暂缓其发生。

1. prevent the occurrence of
    prevent from happening

    e.g. Let''s avoid a confrontation
           head off a confrontation
           avert a strike

    Synonym: debarforefendforfendobviatedeflectaverthead offfend offavoidward off