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

• Whenever possible, suggest she talks about it but be aware she may bite your head off for your trouble.
  找机会建议她谈谈这事儿，但是小心她可能会因为你多事儿而大发雷霆。
• Yesterday you wanted to bite my head off.
  那昨天你就不会要咬下我的头。
• She cut the fish's head off and gutted it.
  她把鱼头切下并取出了内脏。
• Will you boys stop yelling your head off just outside my window!
  你们这些男孩不要在我窗外高声喊叫好不好！
• You put it down nowor I'll blow your head off!
  你现在把它放下要么我崩了你！
• Spit it out before I blow your head off!
  快讲，否则我崩了你的头！
• 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。
• If you don't take back what you said about me, I'm going to knock your head off.
  要是不把说你的话收回，我就要狠狠揍你。
• You're screaming my head off!
  你快把我的头都叫炸开了！
• He wrenched the fowl's head off.
  他拧下了鸟头。