head off A. intransitive verb (move off) 朝…移动 cháo… yídòng ▸ to head off for/in the direction of/across the village 朝村庄走去/朝村庄方向走去/穿过村庄 B. transitive verb [head sb/sth off, head off sb/sth] ① (intercept) 拦截 lánjié ② figurative (forestall) 阻止 zǔzhǐ ▸ to head off an argument 制止一场争执 |