fend off : 受け流す、かわす

fend off

受け流す、かわす、prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening;

一般例文

• He managed to fend off his attackers with a stick.
• The minister had to fend off some awkward questions from reporters.

英字新聞からの例文

• 引用元 : Financial Times (by Tim Bradshaw) - New Qualcomm-Samsung alliance to ease antitrust woes (2018/01)

  ... a broad new alliance with Samsung, which could help the mobile chipmaker resolve its antitrust case in South Korea and fend off a hostile takeover bid from Broadcom.

• 引用元 : Financial Times (by Patrick Jenkins) - Jamie Dimon and the dangers of staying too long at the helm (2018/01)

  To fend off criticism that he has no clear succession plan in place, Mr Dimon has promoted Gordon Smith and Daniel Pinto to the new roles of co-president and ...