fend for

动词 fend for:

1. argue or speak in defense of
   同义词：defend, support

1. I've had to fend for myself since I was14.
   从14岁起我就不得不独自生活。
2. In the old society, he was compelled to fend for himself at the age of14.
   在旧社会，他十四岁时就被迫自己独立谋生。
3. Most animals let their young fend for themselves from an early age.
   大多数动物让他们的幼仔从小就独立生活。
4. It is time you left home and learnt to fend for yourself.
   你应该离家自立了。