fend

A verb used to indicate the act of defending oneself or managing without assistance, often in the phrase 'fend for oneself'.

• 🇨🇳动词，表示保护自己、抵挡危险或攻击，也常指独立自主地处理事情、照料自己，常见于短语 'fend for oneself'（自己照顾自己）。

1. Defend or protect B2 formal

   To defend oneself against an attack or threat.

   • He had to fend off the attacker with a stick.
   • She fended off criticism with a calm response.
   • The soldiers fended off the enemy advance.

   🇨🇳防御

   同义词: defendguardparryprotectrepelresistshieldward offwithstand

2. Manage or cope B2 informal

   To look after oneself without help; to manage independently.

   • After moving out, he had to fend for himself.
   • She learned to fend for herself in the big city.
   • The children were left to fend for themselves during the summer.

   🇨🇳应付

   同义词: copeget bymake domanageshiftsurvive

• fended past participle
• fended past simple
• fending present participle
• fends third person singular

短语动词变体: fend forfend off