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idiom
fend off
抵御某事或某人
Meaning
to defend against something or someone
Example
They installed lights to **fend off** raccoons in the yard.
phrasal-verb
fess up
承认或坦白一些尴尬或错误的事情
Meaning
to confess or admit something embarrassing or wrong
Example
It’s time to **fess up** and tell the truth about what happened.
idiom
fib
一个小的或琐碎的谎言
Meaning
a small or trivial lie
Example
It was just a little **fib**, nothing serious.
phrasal-verb
fight against
反对或抵抗有害或不公正的事情
Meaning
to oppose or resist something harmful or unjust
Example
We must **fight against** discrimination in every form.
phrasal-verb
fight back
尝试控制或抵抗强烈的情绪
Meaning
to try to control or resist strong emotions
Example
He **fought back** his tears during the farewell speech.
phrasal-verb
fight back tears
努力不哭
Meaning
to try not to cry
Example
She **fought back tears** while saying goodbye.
idiom
fight fire with fire
以其人之道还治其人之身
Meaning
to use the same tactics as one’s opponent
Example
When negotiations failed, they decided to **fight fire with fire**.
phrasal-verb
fight for
为实现某事而斗争或采取行动
Meaning
to struggle or take action to achieve something
Example
Many activists **fight for** freedom and equality.
phrasal-verb
fight off
抵抗或防御疾病或攻击
Meaning
to resist or defend against illness or attack
Example
She’s trying to **fight off** a cold before her trip.
phrasal-verb
fight on
尽管困难依然继续努力去实现目标
Meaning
to continue trying to achieve something despite difficulties
Example
Even when life gets hard, true champions **fight on**.
phrasal-verb
fight through
尽管痛苦或挣扎，仍继续直到成功或缓解
Meaning
to continue despite pain or struggle until success or relief
Example
He managed to **fight through** the hardest days of his life.
idiom
fight tooth and nail
拼命地奋斗，毫不退缩
Meaning
to fight very fiercely or with great determination
Example
They **fought tooth and nail** to protect their rights.
phrasal-verb
fight toward success
为成功而奋斗并继续努力工作
Meaning
to struggle and keep working hard to achieve success
Example
They **fought toward success** despite all the challenges.
idiom
fight your demons
勇敢地面对你的恐惧或不愉快的回忆
Meaning
to deal with your fears or bad memories courageously
Example
He’s learning to **fight his demons** from the past.
phrasal-verb
fight your way through
尽管面临反对或困境，依然坚定不移地继续前进
Meaning
to continue with determination despite opposition or hardship
Example
He had to **fight his way through** years of struggle to achieve success.
phrasal-verb
figure lessons out
发现从失败中可以学到的东西
Meaning
to discover what can be learned from failure
Example
It took him some time to **figure lessons out** from his failed business.
phrasal-verb
figure on
计划或期望某事发生
Meaning
to plan or expect something to happen
Example
They **figured on** launching the product by next quarter.
idiom
figure out
理解或解决某事
Meaning
to understand or solve something
Example
We need to **figure out** why the emails bounced.
phrasal-verb
figure out regulations
理解外国的法律和商业规则
Meaning
to understand foreign laws and business rules
Example
It can take months to **figure out regulations** in a new country.
phrasal-verb
figure through
通过仔细思考来理解某事
Meaning
to understand something by thinking about it carefully
Example
It took me a while to **figure through** what went wrong in the project.
phrasal-verb
file on deadline
在规定的时间提交故事
Meaning
to submit a story right at the required time
Example
Reporters **file on deadline** even when storms slow travel.
phrasal-verb
file under pressure
在压力下迅速提交报告
Meaning
to deliver reports quickly despite stress
Example
She can **file under pressure** while live updates keep coming.
phrasal-verb
fill in
提供缺失的信息；临时替代某人
Meaning
to provide missing information; to substitute for someone temporarily
Example
Can you **fill in** for me at the meeting tomorrow?
phrasal-verb
fill in as
临时接管某人的工作或职位
Meaning
to temporarily take over someone’s job or position
Example
He will **fill in as** project manager while the current one is on leave.