stave off
phrasal verbstave something off
- to prevent something bad from affecting you for a period of time; to delay something
暂时挡住(坏事);延缓,推迟(某事物) - to stave off hunger
暂时解饿 - The company managed to stave off bankruptcy for another few months.
该公司设法将破产又推迟了几个月。
- to stave off hunger