fend for oneself

  1. 照料自己
    • The old couple have no one to do housework; they have to fend for themselves.
      没有人为两位老人做家务; 他们得自己照顾自己。

网络词典

fend for oneself

英 fend foː ən 美 fend foː ən
动词短语 中文翻译:自己养活自己
同义词: ['support oneself', 'make ends meet', "survive on one's own"]

例句:

  1. 1. She decided tofend for herself after her husband left.
    在她丈夫离开后,她决定自力更生。
  2. 2. He had to fend for himself while his parents were away at college.
    在他父母上大学时,他不得不自力更生。
  3. 3. The old man fended for himself by selling his fishing nets.
    这位老人通过卖渔网来自力更生。