| 单词 | head off |
| 释义 | head off 1．block；stop；prevent阻截；停止；阻止 *We tried our best to head him off from making a speech because he would reveal confidential in formation．我们竭力阻止他去演讲，因为他会泄露机密的。 *He will get into trouble if someone doesn't head him off．如果没有人阻止他，他会惹上麻烦。 *They could not think of a good way to head off the inflation．他们想不出一个好办法来阻止通货膨胀。 2．get in front of and stop；turn back or aside超前拦截或截回 *The hunters decided to head the an *imals off．猎人决定拦截这些动物。 *Ta ke this small lane and you can head him off at the crossroads．走这条小巷，你就能在十字路口赶到他前面去。 3．divert thought or attention of使思想或注意力转移开去 *He tried to head off awkward questions about his past．他设法避开有关他过去情况的尴尬问题。 *The thief realized that the police were following him，but he succeeded in heading them off at the junction．小偷发现警察在跟踪他，可是他在十字路口把他们甩掉了。 |
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