fender

['fendə]

n.挡泥板, 护舷的垫子等

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：

n.

1. 【美】(汽车等的)防护板, 挡泥板[C]

2. (暖炉的)炭栏, 炉围[U]

3. (船只的)碰垫; 护舷材[C]