head off

英 [hed ɒf]

美 [hed ɔːf]

拦截; 拦住; 防止（尤指不愉快的事）发生

柯林斯词典

• PHRASAL VERB 拦截;拦住
  If youhead offa person, animal, or vehicle, you move to a place in front of them in order to capture them or make them change the direction they are moving in.
  1. He changed direction swiftly, turned into the hallway and headed her off.
     他迅速改变方向，拐进走廊截住了她。
• PHRASAL VERB 阻止，防止（尤指不愉快的事）发生
  If youheadsomethingoff, especially something unpleasant, you take action before it is expected to happen in order to prevent it from happening.
  1. He would ask Congress to intervene and head off a strike...
     他将要求国会进行干预，防止发生罢工。
  2. You have to be good at spotting trouble on the way and heading it off.
     你必须善于发现潜在的麻烦并加以化解。

英英释义

verb

• prevent the occurrence of
  1. Let's avoid a confrontation
  2. head off a confrontation
  3. avert a strike
  Synonym:debarforefendforfendobviatedeflectavertstave offfend offavoidward off

双语例句

• Take your head off my shoulder, son.
  把你的脑袋从我的肩膀上拿开，孩子。
• He wrenched the fowl's head off.
  他拧下了鸟头。
• You're screaming my head off!
  你快把我的头都叫炸开了！
• You put it down nowor I'll blow your head off!
  你现在把它放下要么我崩了你！
• Go chop her head off or something.
  快去砍了她的脑袋，会不会。
• I understand! You don't have to chew my head off!
  我明白！你不必对我大喊大叫！
• They dragged him to the village square and chopped his head off.
  他们将他拖到村里的广场上，把他的头砍了下来。
• Whenever possible, suggest she talks about it but be aware she may bite your head off for your trouble.
  找机会建议她谈谈这事儿，但是小心她可能会因为你多事儿而大发雷霆。
• My mother bit my head off because I came home late last night.
  我昨晚很晚回家，我母亲严厉责备了我。
• You will have to speak to both groups of men quickly if you want to head off a nasty disagreement.
  如果你想避免一场令人讨厌的争执，就必须跟两方的人谈一谈。