Word forms: 3rd person singular present tense fends, present participle fending, past tense, past participle fended
1VERB 照料,照顾(自己) If you have to fend for yourself, you have to look after yourself without relying on help from anyone else. 照料,照顾(自己)
The woman and her young baby had been thrown out and left to fend for themselves. [VERB + for]
这个女人和她年幼的婴儿被赶了出来,无人照管。
2PHRASAL VERB 挡开,避开(问题或人) If you fend off unwanted questions, problems, or people, you stop them from affecting you or defend yourself from them, but often only for a short time and without dealing with them completely. 挡开,避开(问题或人)
He looked relaxed and determined as he fended off questions from the world's Press.
他回避各国媒体的提问时显得轻松而果决。
He had struggled to pay off creditors but couldn't fend them off any longer.
他曾想方设法还债主的钱,但却再也躲不过他们了。
3PHRASAL VERB 挡住,抵挡(攻击) If you fend off someone who is attacking you, you use your arms or something such as a stick to defend yourself from their blows. 挡住,抵挡(攻击)
●fend for yourselfVERB + FEND FOR➤be able to能夠照顧自己▸➤be left to, have to讓⋯自謀生計;不得不獨立生活◇The children were left to fend for themselves.那些孩子當時須自立。➤learn to學會自己照顧自己◇Clara learned to fend for herself.克拉拉學會了自己照顧自己。➤let sb讓某人自己照顧自己◇We can let our guests fend for themselves.我們可以讓客人自己照顧自己。