fend /fend; fend/ vt, vi 1 [VP15B] ~ off, defend oneself from: 庭御; 抵擋： — off a blow. 擔(dān)開(kāi)一擊。 2 ~ for oneself, look after oneself: 照顧自臺(tái)： When his father died, Tom had to ~ for him sif. 湯姆的父親死后，他必須自行謀生。 Most animals let their young ~ for themselves from an early age. 大多數(shù)的動(dòng)物讓它們的幼仔從小就觸立生活。