v.照料；挡开；[英口]供养

I'm tired of trying to help him; in future he will have to fend for himself. 我对帮助他感到厌倦，将来他会照料他自己。

The children had to fend for themselves while their parents worked. 孩子们在父母工作的时候不得不自己照料自己。

He's gone completely round the twist since his mother died and left him to fend for himself. 自从他母亲去世并丢下他去自己谋生之后，他完全疯了。

Kim put up his hand, as if to fend off his friend. 金姆举起手，似乎是要挡开他的朋友。

He was able to fend off the blow with his arm. 他用胳膊挡回了这一击。

Most animals let their young fend for themselves from an early age. 大多数动物让他们的幼仔从小就独立生活。

fend通常用作不及物动词，作“独立生活，照料自己”解时常与for连用，后常接oneself作宾语；作“挡开，避开”解时常与off连用。