shift for themselves

• vi. 自谋生计(自力更生)

例句

用作不及物动词 (vi.)

1. When his father died, Tom had to fend for himself.
   汤姆在父亲死後只得自谋生计了。
2. The unemployed had to make a living by themselves.
   失业的人不得不自谋生计。