fend off

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释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To defend against; to repel with force or effort

    They tried citronella to fend off the mosquitos, to no avail.

  2. 2.

    To prevent (a vessel) from running against anything with too much violence.

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词汇关系

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同义词 10

avoid avert deflect head off debar forefend forfend obviate stave off ward off

上位词 5

prevent forbid foreclose preclude forestall

词源

fend + off

来源：wiktionary