1. 撞破：staunch 耐航的紧密的 | stave in 撞破 | stave off 桶板脱落
2. 打扁,压扁：答覆reply to ... | 打扁,压扁stave in ... | 打个火strike a light
3. 凿穿;凿孔：stave in ...打扁,压扁 | stave in ...凿穿;凿孔 | stave off ...阻碍,防止,拖延
1. Thailand first floated the idea of rice cartel in 2001 to stave off a shrink in market share caused by higher export price.
2. stave in
2. Hearty Russian sausages and cabbage rolls should help you stave off the cold in the afternoon.
3. In the face of encroaching deserts, we must stave off the sands to protect our precious land.
4. King Abdullah has promoted reforms since taking office in 2005 to create a modern state, stave off Western criticisms and lower dependence on oil.
5. Macedonia's politicians resumed peace talks on Saturday in a new bid to stave off civil war.
6. Iran has been agreeing to make new concessions in an apparent attempt to stave off a third round of sanctions.
7. Taking extra soy supplements did not help stave off artery hardening in a new study of postmenopausal women.
8. Zhou has also sought to limit increases in money supply to stave off inflation and restrain funding for investment projects.
9. Those comments allayed investor worries that the Fed might raise rates in the near future to stave off inflation in a recovering economy.
10. Schools in Beijing are extending afternoon exercise times by 15 minutes to help students stave off childhood obesity.
verb
1. burst or force (a hole) into something
Synonym: stave
2. break in the staves (of)
e.g. stave in a cask