fend
fend
verb
verb
- [no obj.](fend for oneself)look after and provide for oneself, without any help from others
独立谋生，照料自己
how could any mother leave a child to fend for itself?.
做母亲的怎么能撒手让孩子去独立谋生呢？。 - [with obj.](fend someone/thing off)defend oneself from a blow, attack, or attacker
防御，抵挡（打击，袭击者）
■evade someone or something in order to protect oneself
逃避，躲避
he fended off the awkward questions.
他避开了那些尴尬的问题。
- Middle English (in the sense 'defend'): shortening of defend. Compare with fence and fencible
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