词汇 | fend |
释义 | fend verb uk /fend/us fend for yourself to take care of and provide for yourself without depending on anyone else: The corporation will no longer receive a government subsidy, and must fend for itself financially. Phrasal verbfend sb/sth off Examples of fendfend Most of us, most of the time, exercise our freedom of choice in fending off the unfamiliar. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In fact, many young people who are perfectly capable of fending for themselves will remain in the parental home until they marry. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They are already asking for such treatment and having to be fended off. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Does he think that a public policy issue is involved here, or is it simply a matter of parents who work fending for themselves? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He calls for a more realistic level of challenge funding to enable museums to be more effective in fending for themselves. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He fends along in a more or less primitive dwelling which is perfectly healthy, and suitable for all his purposes. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 As politicians, we spend a great deal of time fending off complaints and grumbles from our constituents, and talking to them about current issues. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Although there are still difficult decisions to take, the settlement fends off the worse of the disasters and gives us a base on which to build. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They did so by culling overgrown populaces, hunting too powerful predators that otherwise would rampage unchecked and fending off otherwordly spirits that overstepped their stance. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Early on in their working relationship, she had fended off his romantic advances, but has come to regret it. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Play consists of crossing lava pits by jumping across platforms, circumnavigating other hazards, fending off enemies such as spiders and bats, and defeating bosses. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Planning and maintaining a siege is just as difficult as fending one off. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. After fending off his gentlemanly advances on several occasions, she begins a romantic relationship with him. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Kingsford fends off the attack and the figure disappears. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Iwada fends him off and resumes his fly. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. See all examples of fend These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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