❶ （抵挡） ward off; keep out; withstand: ～ 饥 allay one's hunger; ～ 开一拳 ward off a blow; ～ 住暴风雨 withstand the storm ❷ （搪塞） evade; stall sb. off: ～ 差事 perform a duty perfunctorily; 再 ～ 几天 delay for a few days; stall for several days ❸ (往炉灶、瓷器上涂泥或涂料) daub (clay or paint): ～ 炉子 line a stove with clay ❹ （用镗床切削机器零件上已有的孔眼） bore: ～ 孔 bore hole; boring