fend off
phrasal verbfend something/somebody off
- to defend or protect yourself from something/somebody that is attacking you
synonym fight off, ward off抵挡,挡开,避开(攻击) - The police officer fended off the blows with his riot shield.
那名警察用防暴盾牌抵挡攻击。
- The police officer fended off the blows with his riot shield.
- to protect yourself from difficult questions, criticisms, etc., especially by avoiding them
synonym ward off避开,回避(难题、批评等) - She managed to fend off questions about new tax increases.
她设法避开了关于新增赋税的问题。 - The Prime Minister fended off three challenges to her leadership.
首相避而不答质疑她领导能力的三个问题。
- She managed to fend off questions about new tax increases.