fend /ˈfɛnd/
 (v.)擋開,閃避;供養,照顧


 Fend n. A fiend. [Obs.]


 Fend v. t. [imp. & p. p. Fended; p. pr. & vb. n. Fending.]  To keep off; to prevent from entering or hitting; to ward off; to shut out; -- often with off; as, to fend off blows.
    With fern beneath to fend the bitter cold.   --Dryden.
 To fend off a boat or To fend off a vessel Naut., to prevent its running against anything with too much violence.


 Fend, v. i. To act on the defensive, or in opposition; to resist; to parry; to shift off.
    The dexterous management of terms, and being able to fend . . . with them, passes for a great part of learning.   --Locke.

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 fend
      v 1: try to manage without help; "The youngsters had to fend for
           themselves after their parents died"
      2: withstand the force of something; "The trees resisted her";
         "stand the test of time"; "The mountain climbers had to
         fend against the ice and snow" [syn: resist, stand]