| 释义 |
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024fend /fɛnd/USA pronunciation v. - to ward off;
keep or push away:[~ + off + object]He used a stick to fend off his attackers. - to provide;
manage;
support:[~ + for + oneself]He had to fend for himself after his father died.
See -fend-.-fend-, root. - -fend- comes from Latin, where it has the meaning "strike.'' This meaning is found in such words as: defend, defense, defensive, fend, indefensible, inoffensive, offend, offense, offensive.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024fend (fend),USA pronunciation v.t. - to ward off (often fol. by off):to fend off blows.
- to defend.
v.i. - to resist or make defense:to fend against poverty.
- to parry;
fence. - to shift;
provide:to fend for oneself.
- Middle English fenden, aphetic variant of defenden to defend 1250–1300
- 5.See corresponding entry in Unabridged manage, make out, get along.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: fend /fɛnd/ vb - (intransitive) followed by for: to give support (to someone, esp oneself); provide (for)
- (transitive) usually followed by off: to ward off or turn aside (blows, questions, attackers, etc)
n - Scot Northern English dialect a shift or effort
Etymology: 13th Century fenden, shortened from defenden to defend |