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stave something off: to prevent something bad from affecting you for a period of time; to delay somebody/something 暂时挡住,避开(某人);延缓,推迟(某事物)
to stave off hunger/illness/inflation/bankruptcy 暂时解饥;暂时缓解病情;延缓通货膨胀;暂时避免破产
The company managed to stave off bankruptcy for another few months. 公司想方设法又坚持了几个月而未破产.
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row
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delay
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[di'lei]
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jail
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prevent
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[pri'vent]
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单词prevent 联想记忆：
pre预先+vent来→预先来到→抢先一步，防止别人→防止，阻止
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bankruptcy
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['bæŋkrəptsi]
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单词bankruptcy 联想记忆：
bankrupt破产，tupt断+cy表名词，也作-acy，“性质，状态”→破产
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inflation
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[in'fleiʃən]
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单词inflation 联想记忆：
in内+flate气+ion表名词，“动作或状态 ”→通货膨胀
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execution
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[.eksi'kju:ʃən]
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