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

• 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。
• Take your head off my shoulder, son.
  把你的脑袋从我的肩膀上拿开，孩子。
• 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。
• If you don't take back what you said about me, I'm going to knock your head off.
  要是不把说你的话收回，我就要狠狠揍你。
• I'll wring his calf's head off his body with these hands.
  我要用这双手将他那牛脖子拧下来。
• 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。
• 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。
• It's going to tear its head off!
  它要把他是头扯下来了！
• Yesterday you wanted to bite my head off.
  那昨天你就不会要咬下我的头。