Rather than instead of fend for oneself look after oneself

照料自己；自行谋生

Once off the payrolls, retirees must surrender company houses and other benefits and fend for themselves.

他们一旦退职或退休 、 从公司花名册上除名,就得交出公司的房子,放弃一切福利,自谋生路.

Judging from the calm reaction in credit and stock markets on Thursday, it appears investors think leaving CIT to fend for itself is a safe bet.

从周四信贷和股票市场的平静反应来看,似乎投资者认为听任CIT自谋生路打的是一张安全牌.

She learned to fend for herself at a young age.

她很小就学会了抵挡生活中的困难。

You don't think we can fend for ourselves?

你觉得我们保护不了自己吗？

Nearby, the wolverine has only himself to fend for.

不远处狼獾只需要照顾自己就够了。

All too soon he will have to fend for himself up here.

很快他将不得不自己上树寻找食物了。

Our tribesmen have run off, leaving us to fend for ourselves.

我们的族人都跑散了, 只留下我们几个自己照顾自己.

And to become that one survivor, it must fend for itself for years.

为了成为那唯一的幸存者，相当长的时间内，它必须自食其力。

Most animals let their young fend for themselves at an early age.

大部分的动物让年轻的一代在年幼时保护自己。