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

• 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！
• I asked what was wrong, but he just bit my head off.
  我问他怎么了，他却朝我怒吼。
• Yesterday you wanted to bite my head off.
  那昨天你就不会要咬下我的头。
• 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。
• You're screaming my head off!
  你快把我的头都叫炸开了！
• It's going to tear its head off!
  它要把他是头扯下来了！
• Under a lightless lorry, cutting his head off.
  在没打灯的卡车下，截断了头颅。
• Be thankful that I did not bite your head off when it was in my mouth.
  心存感激，我并没有咬你的头上时，这是在我嘴里。