凌(しの)ぐto endure, to keep out (e.g. rain), to stave off (e.g. starvation), to pull through, to get over, to survive, to surpass, to outdo, to excel, to eclipse, to defy, to slight

あの高(たか)い山(やま)の山頂(さんちょう)は雲(くも)も凌(しの)いでいる。

The peak of that high mountain even surpasses the clouds. {to endure, to keep out (e.g. rain), to stave off (e.g. starvation), to pull through, to get over, to survive, to surpass, to outdo, to excel, to eclipse, to defy, to slight}

風(かぜ)と雨(あめ)を凌(しの)ぐために建物(たてもの)の中(なか)へ避難(ひなん)した。

In order to endure the wind and rain, I took refuge inside the building. {to endure, to keep out (e.g. rain), to stave off (e.g. starvation), to pull through, to get over, to survive, to surpass, to outdo, to excel, to eclipse, to defy, to slight}

船(ふね)がうねりの大(おお)きな波(なみ)を凌(しの)いで前(まえ)に進(すす)んでいます。

The ship is moving forward, defying the big waves of the swell. {to endure, to keep out (e.g. rain), to stave off (e.g. starvation), to pull through, to get over, to survive, to surpass, to outdo, to excel, to eclipse, to defy, to slight}

ピンチを凌(しの)ぐことが出来(でき)た時(とき)の嬉(うれ)しさといったらありはしない。

There is no greater joy than when you are able to pull through a crisis. {to endure, to keep out (e.g. rain), to stave off (e.g. starvation), to pull through, to get over, to survive, to surpass, to outdo, to excel, to eclipse, to defy, to slight}

苦(くる)しい言(い)い訳(わけ)でその場(ば)を凌(しの)ごうとするとは…彼(かれ)の考(かんが)えは本当(ほんとう)に未熟(みじゅく)です。

Trying to endure the situation with a lame excuse... his thinking is really immature. {to endure, to keep out (e.g. rain), to stave off (e.g. starvation), to pull through, to get over, to survive, to surpass, to outdo, to excel, to eclipse, to defy, to slight}