English Dictionary

fend off

動詞

To defend against; to repel with force or effort / (nautical) To prevent (a vessel) from running against anything with too much violence.

日本語の意味

攻撃や障害から身を守る、撃退する / 力や努力で追い払う、ふせる / (船舶に関して)船が激しくぶつからないように守る

She used a loud shout to fend off the stray dogs that followed her home.

彼女は大きな叫び声で家までついてきた野良犬を追い払った。

意味（1）

To defend against; to repel with force or effort

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

意味（2）

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

fends off （ present singular third-person ）

fending off （ participle present ）

fended off （ participle past ）

fended off （ past ）