fended
v. 独立生活,照料自己( fend的过去式和过去分词 ); 挡开,避开
If you have to fend for yourself, you have to look after yourself without relying on help from anyone else.
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。
If you fend off unwanted 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.
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。
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。
If you fend off someone who is attacking you, you use your arms or something such as a stick to defend yourself from their blows.
He raised his hand to fend off the blow.
他抬起手来抵挡那一拳。
He neatly fended off a jab at his chest.
他利落地挡开了当胸的一击.
I fended off his sword thrust with my spear.
他一刀砍来,我拿枪架住.
He tried to kiss her but she fended him off.
他想吻她,但她把他挡开了.
He fended off a jab at his chest.
他避开了当胸一击.
The politician fended off the question.
那位政治家避开了这个问题.