stave(staved 或stove, stared 或stove; staving)

vt 在…上凿孔

vi 被打穿，被打碎

词组stave in (使) 撞破；(使)击穿

• One side of the boat was stove in when it struck the rocks. 触礁时船的一侧撞破了。

stave off

1. 挡开，击退；赶走

• stave off wild animals 把野兽赶走

2. 避免；防止

• stave off disaster 避开灾难

• I brought some bread to stave off hunger. 我带上一些面包以防肚子饿。