For a short while, this staves off fire.

在短时间内这可延缓着火。

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Even if it staves off disaster, the bail-out will cause huge problems.

即使避开了灾难，救市仍然会带来很大的问题。

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Keeping the mind occupied with tasks - no matter how meaningless - staves off negative emotions, the study found.

该研究发现，让自己有点事情可想——无论是多么没意思的事——都有助于抵制消极情绪。

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Many such enterprises are kept on life-support as long as government staves off deflation.

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And so the company staves off the jaded for a little while longer.

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Councillors have agreed to a new deal which staves off enforcement action.

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