今天我们要学的词是 fend 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 fending off bankruptcy. 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.
