fight off

• فعل مركّب يعني مقاومة هجوم أو صدّه، أو التغلّب على مرض أو مشكلة أو شعور سلبي.

A phrasal verb used to indicate the act of resisting or defending against an attack, illness, or unwanted situation.

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1. Resist or repel an attackformal

   To defend oneself against an attacker or threat, often physically.

   صد الهجوم

   • She fought off the mugger with her umbrella.
   • The soldiers fought off the enemy invasion.
   • He managed to fight off the dog that was chasing him.

   المرادفاتdrive backfend offhold offrepelrepulseresistward offwithstand

   الأضدادcapitulatesubmitsurrenderyield

2. Overcome an illness or feelinginformal

   To resist or recover from a disease, infection, or negative emotion.

   التغلب على

   • I'm trying to fight off a cold with lots of vitamin C.
   • She fought off her feelings of jealousy.
   • He fought off the urge to sleep during the lecture.

   المرادفاتconquerovercomerepelresistshake offsurvivethrow offward off

   الأضدادsuccumbyield

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