"fend for" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 自力更生
• 獨立生活

Definition

在沒有他人幫助的情況下自己照顧自己；在困難情況下獨立應對。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

“Fend for” 幾乎總是和 oneself 一起用，例如 'fend for himself/herself'，語氣較正式或文學，常描述必須獨自生活的孩子或動物。不要和“defend”混淆；強調獨自面對生活不是防禦。

Examples

After her parents left, she had to fend for herself.

父母離開後，她不得不自己**自力更生**。

The young wolf must fend for itself in the wild.

這隻小狼必須在野外**獨立生活**。

When he lost his job, he learned to fend for himself.

他失業後學會了**自力更生**。

Kids in big cities often have to fend for themselves at a young age.

大城市的孩子通常很小就要**獨立生活**。

Left to fend for himself, he figured out how to cook and pay the bills.

被迫**自力更生**，他學會了做飯和付帳單。

Don’t worry—they can fend for themselves just fine.

別擔心，他們能很好地**自力更生**。