fend

[fend]

v.照料, 挡开, [英口]供养

例句与用法：

Most animals let their young fend for themselves from an early age.

大多数动物让他们的幼仔从小就独立生活。

In the old society, he was compelled to fend for himself at the age of14.

在旧社会，他十四岁时就被迫自己独立谋生。

He's gone completely round the twist since his mother died and left him to fend for himself.

自从他母亲去世并丢下他去自己谋生之后，他完全疯了。

词形变化：

动词过去式: fended | 动词过去分词: fended | 动词现在分词: fending | 动词第三人称单数: fends |

详细释义：

vt.

1. 抵挡, 击退; 避开[(+off)]

He fended off a jab at his chest.

他避开了当胸一击。

2. 供养

vi.

1. 努力; 力争

2. 供养; 照料[(+for)]

When his father died, Tom had to fend for himself.

汤姆在父亲死后只得自谋生计了。

短语词组：

fend for oneself

1. 自己谋生; 照料自己

You have to learn to fend for yourself.

你得学会自我料理。

fend off

1. 挡开; 避开

The politician fended off the question.

那位政治家避开了这个问题。