fend for yourself

INDEPENDENT PERSONto look after yourself without needing help from other people 独立生活；照料自己

The kids had to fend for themselves while their parents were away.

父母不在家时，孩子们只好自己照料自己。

Examples from the Corpus

fend for yourself• We were left to fend for ourselves.• Young Basque men emigrated because no patrimony could by custom be divided, leaving younger sons to fend for themselves.• The mother died before the cubs were old enough to fend for themselves.• Small amounts of food must be left for the birds until they learn to fend for themselves.• The captain radioed for assistance, but the convoy sped away, leaving the Vanzetti to fend for herself.• Children are left to fend for themselves and often get in trouble in the process.• Thereafter they fend for themselves and she is quickly into preparation for her next litter.• Dad always wanted me to be able to fend for myself from a very early age.• The children were left to fend for themselves on the streets.• Young birds are left to fend for themselves soon after they hatch.• So Snow White must fend for herself when she is abandoned by the hunter in the forest.• Now it must fend for itself, without parental care.

→ fend for yourself at fend(1)

fend for yourselfChinese

fend for yourself

VERB + FEND FOR

➤be able to能夠照顧自己

▸➤be left to, have to讓⋯自謀生計；不得不獨立生活

◇The children were left to fend for themselves.那些孩子當時須自立。

➤learn to學會自己照顧自己

◇Clara learned to fend for herself.克拉拉學會了自己照顧自己。

➤let sb讓某人自己照顧自己

◇We can let our guests fend for themselves.我們可以讓客人自己照顧自己。

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