v.照料；擋開；[英口]供養(yǎng)
I'm tired of trying to help him; in future he will have to fend for himself. 我對(duì)幫助他感到厭倦，將來他會(huì)照料他自己。
The children had to fend for themselves while their parents worked. 孩子們?cè)诟改腹ぷ鞯臅r(shí)候不得不自己照料自己。
He's gone completely round the twist since his mother died and left him to fend for himself. 自從他母親去世并丟下他去自己謀生之后，他完全瘋了。
He was able to fend off the blow with his arm. 他用胳膊擋回了這一擊。
Most animals let their young fend for themselves from an early age. 大多數(shù)動(dòng)物讓他們的幼仔從小就獨(dú)立生活。
fend通常用作不及物動(dòng)詞，作“獨(dú)立生活，照料自己”解時(shí)常與for連用，后常接oneself作賓語；作“擋開，避開”解時(shí)常與off連用。
v.防守；防護(hù)；辯護(hù)
