| 单词 | fight something or someone off |
| 释义 | (phrasal verb) Definition to drive away (an attacker) The woman fought off her attacker. Synonyms repel troops ready to repel an attack resist He tried to resist arrest. repress drive away fend off ward off stave off a desperate attempt to stave off defeat beat off repulse The army were prepared to repulse any attack. keep or hold at bay Additional synonymsin the sense of repulse Definition to drive (an army) back The army were prepared to repulse any attack. Synonyms drive back, check, defeat, fight off, repel, rebuff, ward off, beat off, throw back in the sense of resist Definition to refuse to comply with He tried to resist arrest. Synonyms fight against, fight, battle against, struggle against, hold off, fend off, ward off, hold out against, put up a fight (against) in the sense of stave off Definition to delay (something) for a short time a desperate attempt to stave off defeat Synonyms hold off, avert, ward off, parry, evade, fend off, keep at bay, keep at arm's length Nearby words of |
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