head off 详细解释

head off

vt. 阻止(阻拦, 绕道前进)

英英释义

动词 head off:

prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening

同义词：debar, obviate, deflect, avert, stave off, fend off, avoid, ward off

补充

head offhead off1.使改变方向; 阻挡〔拦截〕(某人)The police headed off the traffic.警察把车辆引向别的路线。The two heroic sisters quickly headed off the panic-stricken sheep.两个勇敢的小姐妹赶忙上前拦住受惊的羊群。2.防止…发生They could think of no way to head off the inflation.他们想不出避免通货膨胀的办法。We tried our best to head Henry off the topic, because we knew he'd reveal confidential information.我们竭力把亨利从那个话题上扯开, 因为我们知道那样谈下去他会泄露机密。

例句

1. talks aimed at heading off a strike意图阻止罢工的会谈 2. We'll be heading off soon.我们马上要走了。 3. The running thief was headed off by the police.那名夺路飞逃的小偷让警察给拦截住了。 4. From my house out, you have to head off several tails.从我这儿出去，你得抛掉几个尾巴。 5. It's difficult to head her off when she talked about her dissolute life.要是她谈起她的风流韵事来，你就别想岔开她的话题。 6. It's better for you to head off his coming.你最好别让他来。 7. Talking with her, you'd try to head off your happy marrige.和她交谈时你最好设法不去谈你的幸福的婚姻生活。 8. It's important to head off the enemy from the airport.抢在敌人之前占据飞机场是至关重要的。 9. I'll see you later—I'm heading off.回头再见，我现在要去别的地方。 10. He headed off to work.他去工作了。 11. We can head them off at the pass.我们可以在关口截住他们。 12. They tried to head off the crisis by raising interest rates.他们尽力通过提高利率来防正危机的发生。

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