单词staving
v.: 延缓；给(桶)装板；给…换桶板；拆去…的桶板
n.: 五线谱；棍；棒；木柱
网络: 加热干燥；强
棍；棒；木柱:
a strong stick or pole
五线谱:
a set of five lines on which music is written
〔俚语〕特大的,特好的
Yet those who oppose organized religion may be missing out on some of the best tools for staving off meaninglessness.
现在反对有组织宗教活动的人可能也错过了远离生活无趣的途径。
Most adults gain one to two pounds a year over a lifetime, so staving off the holiday pound can go a long way.
大多数成年人一生中，一年会增加一到两磅，所以避开在假期长肉将会对保持体重大有帮助。
Yet again, disaster will loom. And yet again, the ECB will end up staving it off.
危机必定会再一次来临，而欧洲央行必定也会再一次设法拖延。
In the name of staving off the invasion, a series of targeted restrictions and incentives were rolled out.
以阻挡入侵的名义，一系列定向的限制和鼓励措施出台。
But soon enough the U. S. recognized that Japan"s economic recovery was critical to staving off social unrest and the specter of communism.
但很快，美国意识到日本的经济复苏对避免社会动荡和共产主义幽灵四处游荡至关重要。
Last summer, California issued $3bn of IOU"s to creditors including residents owed tax refunds as a way of staving off a cash crisis.
去年夏天，作为一种拖延现金危机的手段，加州已经签发了30亿美元的欠条，包括加州民众应获得的税收返还款项。
Useful for staving off Alzheimer"s, but don"t expect it to help you solve that sudoku.
有助于预防老年痴呆症的发生，然而别指望它可以帮你做数独游戏。
And yet again, the ECB will end up staving it off.
再一次，欧盟央行最终将其延缓。
But he chose a drastic method of staving off wrinkles, a potbelly, the whims of a fickle public.
不过他选择了一个激烈的方式来避开皱纹、大肚腩以及群众的善变。
The WHO says it has succeeded in staving off major outbreaks of communicable diseases.
世卫组织表示地防止了传染病的大面积爆发。