Fend
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公共 Public
vt.& vi. 谋生;防御，保护;供养;闪避，挡开;
vi. 照料;供养;力争;
📝 例句
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.
🌱 联想助记
【记】※ f-拼音“父”,end-结束:为供养自己的儿子,父亲不惜结束自己的生命
※ f-拼音“父”,end-结束:父亲结束抽烟喝酒的嗜好,以便供养自己的儿子
※fence-击剑、篱笆,fend-保护:击剑时挥舞着剑形成一道别人无法攻击的篱笆可以保护自己
✅ 同义词
📖 牛津释义
fend
v
(phr v) fend for one`self take care of or look after oneself; support oneself 照顾自己; 自谋生计; 独立生活
It is time you left home and learnt to fend for yourself. 你应该离家自立了. fend sth/sb off defend oneself from sth/sb; fight sth/sb off 抵御或抵挡某事物[某人]
fend off a blow 挡开一击
The minister had to fend off some awkward questions from reporters. 部长需避开记者提出的某些尴尬的问题.
He tried to kiss her but she fended him off. 他想吻她, 但她把他挡开了.
🔁 扩展释义
*[fend]vt. 击退, 保护, 供养
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Thanks for the invitation. And please give my regards to your wife.
谢谢你的邀请。请代我问候贵夫人。
Hope springs eternal (in the human breast).
希望会产生，永远无穷尽。
If we remain inveterate smokers, it is only because we have so often experienced the frustration that results from failure.
如果我们烟瘾大，戒不掉，那是因为屡戒屡败，失去信心。