They calibrate our immune systems, ward off pathogenic bacteria, even affect our weight.

它们助我们调整免疫系统、抵御病原菌、甚至还会影响到我们的体重。

He managed to ward off the blow.

他设法避过了那一击。

They celebrated it to ward off their fears.

人们以此来打消心中的恐惧。

We do not have to ward off the western festivals as if they were threats.

我们不用躲避西方节日。

But most studies have shown that, onaverage, exercise may actually help ward off migraines.

但绝大多数研究显示，一般而言，运动可能实际上能离偏头痛。

I just saw this article, psychologists have found that going to sleep early may help ward off mental illness.

我看到一篇文章 心理学家发现 早睡或能防御精神疾病。

You can also ward off something or stave off something.

也可以避开或者延缓某事。

What's with the spitting? Are you warding off death?

吐口水干嘛 驱赶阎王爷吗？

A scheme of which every part promises delight, can never be successful; and general disappointment is only warded off by the defence of some little peculiar vexation.

十全十的计划总不会成功；只有稍许带着几分苦恼，才可以大体上防止得了失望。”

Vernon Dursley hunched his shoulders angrily, and Harry guessed that his uncle was attempting to ward off recollections of the unannounced visit, a few days into Harry's summer holidays, of two fully grown wizards.

弗农姨父怒气冲冲的耸起肩膀，哈猜他姨夫一定是在试图摆脱关于那些不速之客的记忆，在哈暑假的那几天，两个成年巫师。

These products and services are often advertised as having various benefits, from reuniting couples to bringing fortune and warding off illness.

这些产品和服务通常被宣传为具有各种好处，从修复夫妻关系到招财辟病。

They're really warding off the evil spirits, which is the intention of the dance, to get rid of all the evil things that have happened in the year before and to welcome boldly the new year.

他们会驱鬼避邪，那就是跳舞的目的，来摆脱所有去年发生的坏事然后迎接新的一年。

What sounds like your little brother's description of something scary, super monster wolf is actually sort of scare crow, except of warding off birds, this thing in Japan is meant to scare off deer and wild boar.

听起来像是弟弟描述的可怕的东西，超级怪物狼其实是一种吓人的乌鸦，除了赶走鸟，这在日本用来吓跑鹿和野猪的。

Here in Kenya's Likepia County, people banging utensils to try and ward off an increasing menace to their livelihoods, all to no avail.

在肯尼亚的Likepia县，人们敲打着器皿，试图赶走这些给他们的生存带来日益增加的威胁的蝗虫，但无济于事。

Perhaps super magnets could be created to ward off radiation advanced propulsion systems could reduce the time it takes to get to Mars.

或许强力磁铁可以解决问题，或推进系统的改良可以缩短到火星的航程。

The findings, published in the journal Psychosomatic Medicine, build on evidence that a " positive emotional style" can help ward off the common cold and other illnesses.

这项研究结果发表在《身心医学》期刊上，其主要依据是“积极的情绪”有助于预防感冒和其他疾病。

Keeping the goo in its proper place between the mineral crystals might thus help ward off osteoporosis.

因此在磷酸钙晶体之间保持适宜适量的胶状物质也许有助于抵抗骨质疏松症。

Built to ward off invaders, the Great Wall of China was constructed in sections over several centuries.

万里长城为了抵御入侵而建造，分了几个段落，经历了几个世纪才建成。

Rage, rage against the dying of the light could serve as a piece of advice from psychologists when it comes to warding off the winter blues.

怒斥吧，怒斥那光明的消逝。如果遭遇冬季忧郁症，心理学家可以给出这样的建议。

He needs cinnabar for his ritual to ward off the storms.

他需要朱砂来完成仪式，继而抵抗风暴。