单词 | fend |
释义 | fend (fend ) Word forms: fends , fending , fended verb If you have to fend for yourself, you have to look after yourself without relying on help from anyone else. The woman and her young baby had been thrown out and left to fend for themselves. [VERB + for] Phrasal verbs: fend off 1. phrasal verb 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. He looked relaxed and determined as he fended off questions from the world's media. [VERB PARTICLE noun] He had struggled to pay off creditors but couldn't fend them off any longer. [VERB noun PARTICLE] 2. phrasal verb 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. He raised his hand to fend off the blow. [VERB PARTICLE noun] Translations: Chinese: 照料 自己 Japanese: やりくりする |
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