fend off

英 [fend ɒf]

美 [fend ɔːf]

挡开，避开（问题或人）; 挡住，抵挡（攻击）

英英释义

verb

• prevent the occurrence of
  1. Let's avoid a confrontation
  2. head off a confrontation
  3. avert a strike
  Synonym:debarforefendforfendobviatedeflectaverthead offstave offavoidward off

双语例句

• He put up his hands to fend off the birds.
  他举起双手，把鸟儿挡开。
• Fast skirmishers with javelins, best used to harass enemy flanks and fend off archers.
  沙漠骑兵是装备标枪的突袭骑兵，擅长侧翼骚扰和驱逐远程部队。
• If you like background music to fend off other sounds, you can have that.
  如果你需要背景音乐抵消其他声音，你也可以做到。
• City institutions had hoped that the UK Treasury and British regulators would help fend off European legislation.
  伦敦金融城的各家机构曾希望，英国财政部（uktreasury）和监管部门会帮助他们绕开欧洲法律的规范。
• Will I even be able to fend off my demons and feel loved?
  我是否还能战胜我的邪念并且感到我是被爱着的？
• Many companies are hunting for drugs to fend off this sort of memory loss.
  许多公司正搜寻这种抵挡记忆丧失的药物。
• We are taking effective measures to fend off debt, financial and other potential risks.
  我们正在采取有效措施防范债务、金融等潜在风险。
• At work, my colleagues and I have to fend off angry secretaries on a weekly basis.
  在工作中，我和我的同事击退愤怒的司级官员就每周一次的基础上。
• He raised his arms to fend off the blows.
  他抬起胳膊挡开打过来的拳头。
• Iran may well be calculating that it has done enough to fend off further sanctions.
  伊朗很有可能在考虑自己已经做了很多事抵挡进一步的制裁。