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

• 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。
• 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。
• I asked what was wrong, but he just bit my head off.
  我问他怎么了，他却朝我怒吼。
• Take your head off my shoulder, son.
  把你的脑袋从我的肩膀上拿开，孩子。
• You put it down nowor I'll blow your head off!
  你现在把它放下要么我崩了你！
• I understand! You don't have to chew my head off!
  我明白！你不必对我大喊大叫！
• Yesterday you wanted to bite my head off.
  那昨天你就不会要咬下我的头。
• I thought that I would laugh my head off, but I had to stop because my sides hurt.
  我以为我会笑的前仰后合的，但我不停下来，我的身体两侧很痛。
• This will have the effect of pulling your upper torso and head off the floor.
  这将有助于拉你的躯干上部和头离开地板。
• Spit it out before I blow your head off!
  快讲，否则我崩了你的头！