stave off片語動詞KK [stev ɔf] /steɪv ɔf/發音片語動詞1避免、防止、阻止可拆開The company sold two factories to stave off bankruptcy.公司賣掉了兩家工廠,以避免破產。2暫時緩解、拖延、暫時壓住可拆開I ate a banana to stave off hunger until dinner.我吃了根香蕉暫時充飢,等著吃晚飯。