warded ['wɔ:dɪd]

例句:

• The soldiers warded over the city.
  士兵们守护着这座城市。
  
• He warded off a danger.
  他避开了危险.
  
• The Romans deified it, and believed that sacrificing dogs warded it off.
  罗马帝国曾经将其神化, 并认为牺牲一些狗就可以将其赶走.
  
• So far he has warded off those with demolition plans, but Patrice, a former bank officer, is out of work.
  来自WSJ
• For days on end, he sequestered himself in his Stockholm headquarters and warded off unwanted visitors.
  来自NEWYORKER