fight off

• Фразовый глагол, используемый для обозначения действия по сопротивлению или защите от атаки, болезни или нежелательной ситуации.

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

неисчисляемое · неправильный глагол · переходный · фразовый, разделяемый

1. Resist or repel an attackformal

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

   Отбить атаку

   • 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.

   Синонимыdrive backfend offhold offrepelrepulseresistward offwithstand

   Антонимыcapitulatesubmitsurrenderyield

2. Overcome an illness or feelinginformal

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

   Побороть

   • 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.

   Синонимыconquerovercomerepelresistshake offsurvivethrow offward off

   Антонимыsuccumbyield

Базовый глаголfight