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

• 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。
• Take your head off my shoulder, son.
  把你的脑袋从我的肩膀上拿开，孩子。
• 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。
• You're screaming my head off!
  你快把我的头都叫炸开了！
• I'll chop your head off if you dare to make any tricks!
  你要是敢耍花招，我叫你人头落地！
• He carried on telling a joke, laughing his head off.
  他继续讲笑话，自己笑得前仰后合。
• I asked what was wrong, but he just bit my head off.
  我问他怎么了，他却朝我怒吼。
• Spit it out before I blow your head off!
  快讲，否则我崩了你的头！
• Go chop her head off or something.
  快去砍了她的脑袋，会不会。
• 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。