fend

v. 抵卫,谋生

He's gone completely round the twist since his mother died and left him to fend for himself.

自从他母亲去世并丢下他去自己谋生之后，他完全疯了。

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。