fend
英[fend]
美
- vt. 謀生；保護(hù)；擋開；供養(yǎng)
- vi. 照料；供養(yǎng)；力爭
詞態(tài)變化
第三人稱單數(shù):?fends;過去式:?fended;過去分詞:?fended;現(xiàn)在分詞:?fending;
助記提示
1. defend => fend.
中文詞源
fend 擋開
縮寫自defend, 擋開。
英文詞源
- 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.
雙語例句
- 1. He raised his hand to fend off the blow.
- 他抬起手來抵擋那一拳。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. I've had to fend for myself since I was 14.
- 我從十四歲時(shí)起就不得不照料自己.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 3. He raised his arm up to fend branches from his eyes.
- 他舉手將樹枝從他眼前檔開.
來自《現(xiàn)代英漢綜合大詞典》
- 4. He had struggled to pay off creditors but couldn't fend them off any longer.
- 他曾想方設(shè)法還債主的錢，但卻再也躲不過他們了。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. The old couple have no one to do housework; they have to fend for themselves.
- 沒有人為兩位老人做家務(wù); 他們得自己照顧自己.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》