fend

动词 fend:

1. try to manage without help
2. withstand the force of something
   同义词：resist, stand

1. 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。
2. 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。
3. 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。

fend

v.（动词）
fend.ed,fend.ing,fends
v.tr.（及物动词）
To ward off. Often used withoff :
挡开：挡开。经常与off 连用：
例句：
fend off an attack.
挡开攻击

Archaic To defend.
【古语】 防卫
v.intr.（不及物动词）
To make an effort to resist:
抵抗：作出努力抵制：
例句：
fend against the cold.
抵抗严寒

To attempt to manage without assistance:
自立：在没有帮助的情况下设法应付：
例句：
The children had to fend for themselves while their parents worked.
孩子们在父母工作的时候不得不自己照料自己

来源：
Middle English fenden
中古英语 fenden
short for defenden [to defend] * see defend
defenden的简写 [防御] *参见 defend