動詞 fend for:

1. argue or speak in defense of
   同義詞：defend, support

1. I've had to fend for myself since I was14.
   從14歲起我就不得不獨(dú)自生活。
2. In the old society, he was compelled to fend for himself at the age of14.
   在舊社會，他十四歲時就被迫自己獨(dú)立謀生。
3. Most animals let their young fend for themselves from an early age.
   大多數(shù)動物讓他們的幼仔從小就獨(dú)立生活。
4. It is time you left home and learnt to fend for yourself.
   你應(yīng)該離家自立了。