Word · Frequency #11131
fending
照料自己；自谋生计
fending is the present participle of fend.
to take care of oneself and be responsible for one's own well-being
- 1.
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。
照顾自己；对自己的安康负责。；击退；保护；供养
In use
After moving out, she had to learn to fend for herself.
The young birds must fend for themselves once they leave the nest.
He was left to fend for himself when his parents went abroad.
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。
Common mistakes
After moving abroad, she had to fend herself.After moving abroad, she had to fend for herself.
表达“照料自己”时，fend 必须与介词 for 搭配，构成 fend for oneself；不能直接把反身代词作宾语，因此要加 for。
He learned to fend with himself at an early age.He learned to fend for himself at an early age.
表示“自己照顾自己”要用固定搭配 fend for oneself，而不是 fend with oneself；for 表示“为了自己”，with 没有这个语义。
I can fend for me when I live alone.I can fend for myself when I live alone.
fend for 后面接反身代词 oneself，与主语一致时不能用宾格 me，必须用反身代词 myself。
Connections
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。
Idioms & figurative uses
- fend for yourself
- 自己照料自己；自谋生计With both parents at work, the kids had to fend for themselves after school.父母都要上班，孩子们放学后只好自己照料自己。
- fend off
- 抵挡；挡开（攻击、问题等）She managed to fend off the attackers until help arrived.
Learner notes
Memory Tip
fend 是 friend 少了 r，没有朋友时，就得自己照顾自己。
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。
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。
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。
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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