Word · Frequency #11131
fend
照料自己；自谋生计
核心释义
to take care of oneself and be responsible for one's own well-being
- 1.
照顾自己；对自己的安康负责。
To take care of oneself; to take responsibility for one's own well-being.
照顾自己；对自己的安康负责。；击退；保护；供养
用法In use
After moving out, she had to learn to fend for herself.
用法提示：fend for herself 意为在没有帮助的情况下自己照顾自己。
The young birds must fend for themselves once they leave the nest.
用法提示：fend for themselves 表示独立生活、自谋生计。
He was left to fend for himself when his parents went abroad.
用法提示：fend for himself 强调独自应对生活。
fend for oneself
fend for oneself 是固定搭配，表示自己照料自己、不依赖他人。
After moving out, she had to fend for herself.
搬出去之后，她不得不自己照顾自己。
Verb forms
base fend · third person fends · -ing fending · past fended · past participle fended
fend常用作fend for oneself，表示自谋生计；fend off表示击退。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- fend for oneself
- 自谋生计；照顾自己
- He had to fend for himself from a young age.他从小就得自谋生计。
- be left to fend for oneself
- 被丢下独自生活；只能自己照顾自己
- The children were left to fend for themselves while their parents worked abroad.父母在国外工作，孩子们只能自己照顾自己。
- learn to fend for oneself
- 学会自己照顾自己
- Going to college taught me to fend for myself.上大学让我学会了照顾自己。
习语与比喻表达Idioms & figurative uses
- fend for yourself
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
fend 是 friend 少了 r，没有朋友时，就得自己照顾自己。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：日常对话、书面叙述、独立生活话题 fend 作“照顾自己”讲时，语气比较中性，通常用于日常对话或书面叙述，强调在无人帮助的情况下自己照料生活。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都发 /ɛnd/ 音，与 fend 韵脚相同。注意形近词 fiend /fiːnd/（魔鬼）和 find /faɪnd/（找到）的发音不同。
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
一起学习词形Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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