fend /fend/ vt. & vi. 1. 保护，谋生；供养：I've had to fend for myself since I was 14.我从十四岁时起就不得不照料自己。2. 防御，抵挡（打击，袭击者）；逃避，躲避：She held up her arm to fend him off. 她抬起胳膊挡开他。He fended off the awkward questions.他避开了那些尴尬的问题。