| 词组 | fend for |
| 释义 | Idiom fend forfend for (yourself) to take care of yourself.The girl took everything she could carry and left the boy all alone to fend for himself. Phr V fend for fends, fending, fended fend for yourself (always reflexive) to take care of yourself without needing help from other peopleShe's 83 years old and still fends for herself.A million commuters were left to fend for themselves yesterday when bus drivers went on strike all over the city. 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 for (oneself)To look after or take care of oneself without assistance from anyone else. Moving to a new country for college really made me learn to fend for myself. I won't be home from work until about 9 o'clock, so you and your sister will have to fend for yourselves for dinner. You're going to have to learn to fend for yourself before you head off to college. fend forv. To provide for, take care of, or defend someone without assistance: We watched the bear fending for her cubs as the hunters approached. I had to fend for myself when I arrived in Europe alone. |
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