学个词 Learn a Word-VOA英语教学 1981 fend off

今天我们要学的词是 fend¹ off. To fend off, 意思是挡开，避开。美国国务卿克里前往俄罗斯和乌克兰的冲突点克里米亚。U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry brought a $1 billion energy aid package to help Ukraine fending² off bankruptcy³. 美国国务卿克里给努力避免破产的乌克兰带来了价值10亿美元的能源援助。今年美国东部遭遇罕见的严寒冬季。Some counties are asking residents to keep water running in order to fend off freezing pipes. 一些郡要求居民把水龙头打开，以防止管道冻住。The spokesman tried to fend off a tough question raised by the reporter. 发言人试图避开记者的刁难提问。好的，今天我们学习的词是fend off, fend off, fend off.

1 fend   

v.照料（自己），（自己）谋生，挡开，避开

参考例句：

• I've had to fend for myself since I was 14.我从十四岁时起就不得不照料自己。
• He raised his arm up to fend branches from his eyes.他举手将树枝从他眼前挡开。

2 fending   

v.独立生活，照料自己( fend的现在分词 )；挡开，避开

参考例句：

• He is always spending his time fending with the neighbors. 他总是与邻里们吵架。 来自互联网
• Fifth, it is to build safeguarding system and enhance the competence in fending off the risk. 五是建立政策保障体系，提高防范和抵御风险的能力。 来自互联网

3 bankruptcy   

n.破产；无偿付能力

参考例句：

• You will have to pull in if you want to escape bankruptcy.如果你想避免破产，就必须节省开支。
• His firm is just on thin ice of bankruptcy.他的商号正面临破产的危险。