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We're still trying to stave off a trade war with the US.我们仍然在努力避免与美国的贸易战。A couple of teenagers were trying to stave in our shed door.几个少年正企图撞坏我们小屋的门。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。All of us tried to stave off after-lunch drowsiness.我们都设法驱除午饭后的瞌睡。She ate a few crackers to stave off hunger. 她吃了几块饼干聊以充饥。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。Our company cannot stave bankruptcy off any longer.我们公司再也躲不过破产了。He's trying to stave off his creditors.他试图避开债主。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。 |