| 词组 | fend |
| 释义 | fend [fended, fended, fending] fend for fend for yourself to take care of yourself without help from other people: ▪ She should be old enough to fend for herself by now. ▪ Towards the end of his life he could no longer fend for himself, and his neighbours used to come in to make his meals for him. ■ SIMILAR TO: look after yourself fend off 1. fend off sb/sth • fend sb/sth off to stop someone or something who is trying to attack or harm you, especially by pushing them away: ▪ He managed to fend off his attackers until the police arrived. ▪ Women can take self defense classes to learn how to fend off an assault. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑ward off 2. fend off sth • fend sth off to avoid having to deal directly with something difficult or annoying, for example questions, criticisms, or an unpleasant situation: ▪ Ashcroft tried to fend off any awkward questions about his business affairs. ▪ Shea's main role was to fend off criticisms of NATO's bombing campaign in Kosovo. |
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