fended

英 [ˈfendɪd]

美 [ˈfendɪd]

v.  照料，照顾(自己)
fend的过去分词和过去式

柯林斯词典

• VERB 照料，照顾(自己)
  If you have tofend foryourself, you have to look after yourself without relying on help from anyone else.
  1. The woman and her young baby had been thrown out and left to fend for themselves.
     这个女人和她年幼的婴儿被赶了出来，无人照管。
• PHRASAL VERB 挡开，避开(问题或人)
  If youfend offunwanted questions, problems, or people, you stop them from affecting you or defend yourself from them, but often only for a short time and without dealing with them completely.
  1. He looked relaxed and determined as he fended off questions from the world's Press...
     他回避各国媒体的提问时显得轻松而果决。
  2. 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。
• PHRASAL VERB 挡住，抵挡(攻击)
  If youfend offsomeone who is attacking you, you use your arms or something such as a stick to defend yourself from their blows.
  1. He raised his hand to fend off the blow.
     他抬起手来抵挡那一拳。

双语例句

• I fended off his sword thrust with my spear.
  他一刀砍来，我拿枪架住。
• I fended the dog off with a stick.
  我用棍子把狗赶开。
• Each time Jeff and Etirnne closed in on Katie, the powerful dolphin fended them off her hard, pointed beak.
  每一次，杰夫和安提雅接近凯蒂的时候，这力大无穷的海豚就用又尖又硬的嘴将他们挡开。
• That was really unsettling, but I fended off the taunts and jibes of the family good-humouredly.
  这真叫人不好意思，但我心平气和地顶住了全家人的嘲笑和奚落。
• An alligator was drawn by her cries but Blue fended it off, suffering numerous puncture wounds to his stomach.
  一直鳄鱼被鲁思的呼救声吸引过来，但是布卢将它击退后自己的腹部也伤痕累累。
• She fended off the difficult questions skilfully.
  她巧妙地避开了那些不好回答的问题。
• The politician fended off the question.
  那位“政治家”避开了这个问题。
• He fended off attacks and calls for his resignation-never lowering his guard.
  他击退了对他的攻击和要求他辞职的呼声从未放松警惕。
• He dodged and fended off silently.
  他一声不吭地躲闪着，推让着。
• All offers were rejected, and truce envoys were fended off by fire.
  所有的军官都应该拒绝谈判，并用火力驱逐劝降军使。