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Staying active also reduces stress and staves off the blues, which can both result from hot flashes.

保持经常运动也可以减轻压力、防止忧郁，这两种症状可能是由潮热引起的。

It's a little white lie, sure, but it staves off a lot of awkward situations. In fact, I wish I'd used it more often.

这是一种毫无恶意的谎话，但是它的确使一些难堪的情形得以缓解。实际上，我从内心深处更愿意如此行事。

Extra sleep not only staves off an early winter bout with the flu, it also helps your mind process some emotional buildup.

额外的睡眠不仅能避开与流感在初冬的一次较量，它还有助于你的思想过程中一些情感累积。

Every day that he staves off the immediate threat will be a victory, and knowing Olmert as we do, this is what he is going to try to do.

他能每天挡住对他的直接威胁就是一次胜利，正如我们所了解的一样，奥尔默特就是要争取这么做。

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

该研究发现，让自己有点事情可向--无论是多么没意思的事情--都有助于地址消极情绪。

For a short while, this staves off fire.

在短时间内这可延缓着火。