fend

英 [fend]      美
  • vt. 谋生;保护;挡开;供养
  • vi. 照料;供养;力争
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1. defend => fend.
fend 挡开

缩写自defend, 挡开。

fend (v.)
c. 1300, "defend, guard; protect; put up a fight; excuse or justify; forbid, bar," shortening of defend. From mid-14c. as "make a defense" and (usually with off (adv.)) "ward off, beat off, keep at a distance." Developed a meaning "make provision, give care" in Scottish English (16c.); hence to fend for oneself (1620s) "see to one's own defense." Related: Fended; fending.
1. He raised his hand to fend off the blow.
他抬起手来抵挡那一拳。
2. I've had to fend for myself since I was 14.
我从十四岁时起就不得不照料自己.
3. He raised his arm up to fend branches from his eyes.
他举手将树枝从他眼前档开.
4. He had struggled to pay off creditors but couldn't fend them off any longer.
他曾想方设法还债主的钱,但却再也躲不过他们了。
5. The old couple have no one to do housework; they have to fend for themselves.
没有人为两位老人做家务; 他们得自己照顾自己.

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