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hold/keep someone/something at bay
idiom
C2
to prevent someone or something unpleasant from harming you: 阻止，遏制（令人不快的事物）
Exercise can help keep fat at bay.锻炼有助于防止发胖。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Preventing and impeding
anti-drug
anti-jamming
avoid
avoidable
avoidably
fireproof
flameproof
frustration
guard against something
hamper
hang
have someone/something hanging round your neckidiom
preclusion
preclusive
prejudice
prevent
preventable
scuttle
smother
suffocate
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