fend off

Now many years have passed but the image of myself with a beggar's pole trying to fend off a bunch of barking dogs still haunts me.

现在许多年过去了，但是一个情景却一直萦绕脑海，我拿着一个乞丐的棍子努力的赶走一群狂叫的狗。

It was the second time in less than a week that Bank of East Asia has had to fend off negative publicity.

这是该行在不到一周内第二次必须应对负面消息。

If Disclosure occurs with the President of the United States, out of his office, it will fend off any chances of accusations against Mr.

如果披露同美国总统，他的办公室出来时，它会抵御任何机会，奥巴马先生的指控。

She has been trying to fend off an attacker who has come at her, slashing in a frenzied manner with a knife or possibly a sword.

她曾试图避开朝她飞来的矛，用一把小刀或是一只剑疯狂的猛砍。

Dr Hughes did what he could to fend off the illness. He took to wintering in New Zealand to escape the long Alaskan nights.

休斯博士倾尽全力想抵挡病魇，在冬天去新西兰以逃避阿拉斯加那漫长的黑夜。

But it may be swayed by rising inflation, and a desire to fend off a risk of an overheating economy.

但不断增加的通货膨胀压力以及防止经济过热的考虑却有可能使中国的这一坚定态度发生动摇。

We in Korea now have to ask ourselves whether we possess a state strategy to fend off Chinese egotistic, nationalistic hegemony.

在韩国，我们现在要问自己，我们是否拥有一个国家战略，以抵御中国自我中心，民族主义霸权。

Government troops stationed outside stood at the ready to protect the hotel and fend off rebels.

政府部队驻扎在外面准备好防守反抗军。

As a profitable construction project, the investor must analysis and forecast if it has a competitive ability to fend off the risks.

经济型酒店作为盈利性建设项目，投资者必须分析和预测其承受风险的能力。

A company will no longer be able to fend off the competition, or a change in consumer tastes or lifestyle will render the product redundant.

公司已无法与竞争对手相抗衡，或者已不能满足消费者的需求或生活方式变化，而造成产品的滞销。

The oil companies are . . . trying to fend off criticism from the president.

石油公司正努力避开总统的指责。

But pigs, like many carnivores, are relatively large animals with enlarged canine teeth, so they would be better able to fend off an attack.

但是猪，像很多肉食动物一样，它们是比较大的动物，具有大犬齿，所以它们在水里能更好地抵抗袭击。

Through the harsh military training, Mulan proved to be courageous and unstoppable, and always helped others to fend off the army bully.

艰苦的军队训练证明了木兰是个勇往直前的军人，她一直帮助战友们抵挡军队里恶霸的欺压。

The answer to the question of what caused the blight could help scientists fend off similar epidemics in the future.

如果可以找出造成作物枯萎的原因，将有助于科学家预防未来发生类似的传染病。

Several of the Arab countries represented in the President's office needed the United States to fend off threats from rapacious neighbors.

有几个阿拉伯国家派人到总统办公室声称，它们需要美国的援助，来抵挡贪得无厌的邻国的威胁。

The Web versions are Microsoft's attempt to fend off a growing number of free Web-based office apps, including Google Docs and Zoho.

在该版本内微软尝试从日益增长的在线office应用，包括google的Docs和Zoho，从当中分一杯羹。

Mr Brown denied Tory claims that he should have held out for a top economic job in the European Commission to fend off protectionist forces.

托里认为英国首相布朗应当拖延欧盟高级财政职务的任命，从而打击贸易保护主义势力，而布朗则否认了这一说法。

In both countries, fear of "chaos" is frequently stirred up to fend off demands for political liberalisation.

在俄中两国，对“混乱”的恐惧常常被用来打消对政治自由化的要求。

Attracting people dedicated (and thick-skinned) enough to fend off special interests and trolls (internet hooligans) is tough.

吸引住人们，让他们足够热诚（足够厚脸皮），避免有人心怀不轨，也要小心网络流氓，这绝非易事。

At least then they will be able to fend off hunger as best they know how.

至少他们知道最好该怎么做，他们才能挡住饥饿。