stave off

I made a personal loan to the company of sixty-five thousand dollars to stave off the bank for one week

为了拖延一周的银行还款时间，我个人给公司贷款65000美元

To stave off disaster we could look only to them.

要阻挡灾难来临,我们只能指望他们了.

You have had to write checks to stave off the ever-insistent clains of your creditors.

你必须很快地开出支票来偿付你的没完没了的欠债.

Water rationing was implemented in order to stave off a water shortage.

实施限水措施是为了延缓缺水的现象.

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。

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。

Tom is the best player to stave off defeat for our team.

汤姆是最好的运动员,能使我队立于不败之地.

The villagers couldn't stave off the wild animal.

村民们无法将野兽赶走.

You have had to write checks to stave off the ever-insistent claims of your creditors.

你必须很快地据此而开出支票来偿付你的没完没了的欠债.

But one of Italy's biggest property companies , Risanamento , is fighting to stave off its creditors.

不过,意大利最大的地产公司之一的Risanamento正想尽办法逃避其债主们.

to stave off hunger

暂时解饿

Researchers claim mental stimulation2 may stave off the onslaught of the memory-robbing condition by around 18 months.

研究人员指出，脑力锻炼可以将痴呆症发作的时间推迟约18个月。

the only proven way to stave off cognitive decline,

这被证明是防止认知降低的唯一方法，

Second, he did what was necessary to stave off a global depression.

其次，奥巴马为防止全球陷入萧条采取了必要的做法。

Though there were failures, too, It'seemed as if good management could stave off the tragedy.

虽然也有一些失败的例子, 但是看起来好的管理可以避免悲剧发生.

That helps stave off deflationary pressures that hurt companies" ability to raise prices.

这有助于减轻会损害企业提高产品价格能力的通缩压力。

Exercise is often said to stave off osteoporosis.

运动经常被认为能预防骨质疏松。

I went on desperately reading to her-reading my own poems-anybody's poems-to stave off conversation.

我先是拼命地念诗给她听 -- 念我自己的诗 -- 还念别人的诗 -- 避免谈话.

Many people switch on the television simply to stave off boredom over the Christmas break

很多人打开电视仅仅是为了打发圣诞节休息期间的无聊时光而已。

Eat plenty, especially the whole-grain kind; the extra fiber could help stave off colon cancer.

多吃谷物, 特别是整粒的谷物, 额外的纤维有助于减少结肠癌风险.

He thought of riding a camel to conserve his strength and stave off hunger.

想到这里,他想骑上骆驼,省些力气可以多挨一会儿饥饿.

Can Pollutant Stave off the Global Warming Crisis?

污染物可否推迟全球变暖危机?

The company managed to stave off bankruptcy for another few months.

公司想方设法又坚持了几个月而未破产.

But green rates do more for farmers than stave off currency changes.

原译文:但是,绿色兑换率是为了保护农民的利益,不是为了防止货币变化.

Some of the Molecules and Cells in Human Milk Actively Help Infants Stave Off Infection.

母乳中的有益分子和细胞在积极地帮助婴儿免受感染.

The Guiyang Evening News said the miners chewed coal to stave off their hunger pangs.

贵阳晚间新闻称,此三人通过咀嚼煤矿矿渣消除饥饿感.

Many people switch on the television simply to stave off boredom over the Christmas break.

很多人打开电视仅仅是为了打发圣诞节休息期间的无聊时光而已。

A nap will stave off fatigue.

打个盹会消除疲乏.

What's the best way to stave off employee burnout?

避免员工产生工作倦怠的最佳方法是什么？

Many investors do not think it goes far enough to stave off a recession.

很多投资者认为，该计划的实施力度不足以避免经济衰退。