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

• I'll chop your head off if you dare to make any tricks!
  你要是敢耍花招，我叫你人头落地！
• 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！
• It's going to tear its head off!
  它要把他是头扯下来了！
• 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。
• 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。
• He carried on telling a joke, laughing his head off.
  他继续讲笑话，自己笑得前仰后合。
• You're screaming my head off!
  你快把我的头都叫炸开了！
• 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。
• My mother bit my head off because I came home late last night.
  我昨晚很晚回家，我母亲严厉责备了我。