head off

1. PHRASAL VERB 拦截;拦住
   If you head off a 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。
2. PHRASAL VERB 阻止，防止（尤指不愉快的事）发生
   If you head something off, 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。

1. Whenever possible, suggest she talks about it but be aware she may bite your head off for your trouble.
   找机会建议她谈谈这事儿，但是小心她可能会因为你多事儿而大发雷霆。
2. They dragged him to the village square and chopped his head off.
   他们将他拖到村里的广场上，把他的头砍了下来。
3. He carried on telling a joke, laughing his head off.
   他继续讲笑话，自己笑得前仰后合。
4. 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。
5. 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。
6. 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。
7. If I were president obama, I'd be doing all I could to head off this prospect, offering some major new initiatives on the economic front in particular, if only to shake up the political dynamic.
   假如我是奥巴马总统，我会全力以赴避免出现这种局面，特别是在经济战线，我会提出一些新的重大举措，如果仅仅打破这些政治动力。
8. 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！
9. 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。
10. She cut the fish's head off and gutted it.
    她把鱼头切下并取出了内脏。
11. You will have to speak to both groups of men quickly if you want to head off a nasty disagreement.
    如果你想避免一场令人讨厌的争执，就必须跟两方的人谈一谈。
12. 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！
13. Yesterday you wanted to bite my head off.
    那昨天你就不会要咬下我的头。
14. Spit it out before I blow your head off!
    快讲，否则我崩了你的头！
15. 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。
16. You're screaming my head off!
    你快把我的头都叫炸开了！
17. I'll wring his calf's head off his body with these hands.
    我要用这双手将他那牛脖子拧下来。
18. 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。
19. He wrenched the fowl's head off.
    他拧下了鸟头。
20. It's going to tear its head off!
    它要把他是头扯下来了！
21. Under a lightless lorry, cutting his head off.
    在没打灯的卡车下，截断了头颅。
22. He blew his own head off.
    他把自己的头轰掉了。
23. You blew his head off with a shotgun.
    你用猎枪打爆了他的头。
24. You put it down nowor I'll blow your head off!
    你现在把它放下要么我崩了你！
25. 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。
26. 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。
27. Go chop her head off or something.
    快去砍了她的脑袋，会不会。
28. I asked what was wrong, but he just bit my head off.
    我问他怎么了，他却朝我怒吼。
29. Take your head off my shoulder, son.
    把你的脑袋从我的肩膀上拿开，孩子。
30. I understand! You don't have to chew my head off!
    我明白！你不必对我大喊大叫！

verb

1. prevent the occurrence of
   1. Let's avoid a confrontation
   2. head off a confrontation
   3. avert a strike

   Synonym:    debarforefendforfendobviatedeflectavertstave offfend offavoidward off