defend
柯林斯詞典
1. V-T If you defend someone or something, you take action in order to protect them. 保護(hù)
His courage in defending religious and civil rights inspired many outside the church. 他捍衛(wèi)宗教權(quán)和公民權(quán)的勇氣鼓舞了許多非教會(huì)人士。
2. V-T If you defend someone or something when they have been criticized, you argue in support of them. 爲(wèi)…爭(zhēng)辯
He defended his administration's response to the disaster against critics who charge the federal government is moving too slowly. 他爲(wèi)他的行政部門對(duì)災(zāi)難的反應(yīng)做了爭(zhēng)辯，反駁批評(píng)人士指控聯(lián)邦政府行動(dòng)過(guò)於遲緩。
3. V-T When a lawyer defends a person who has been accused of something, the lawyer argues on their behalf in a court of law that the charges are not true. 爲(wèi)…辯護(hù)
...a lawyer who defended political prisoners during the military regime. …一位在軍權(quán)時(shí)期爲(wèi)政治犯進(jìn)行辯護(hù)的律師。
He has hired a lawyer to defend him against the allegation. 他已聘請(qǐng)一位律師爲(wèi)他所受的指控辯護(hù)。
4. V-T When a sports player plays in the tournament which they won the previous time it was held, you can say that they are defending their title. 衛(wèi)冕[journalism]
Torrence expects to defend her title successfully in the next Olympics. 托倫斯希望下屆奧運(yùn)會(huì)能成功衛(wèi)冕。
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defend /d??f?nd/ (defending,defended,defends)
劍橋詞典
- All the police officers were equipped with shields to defend themselves against the rioters.
- The general rallied his forces to defend the town .
- A female lion defends her young ferociously.
- Instead of defending traditional values , the church frequently seems weak-kneed and irresolute .
- In the past, the party would have closed ranks around its leader and defended him loyally.
defend verb (PROTECT)
[ 及物動(dòng)詞：後麪接賓語(yǔ)的動(dòng)詞 ]to protect someone or something against attack or criticism ; to speak in favour of someone or something
保護(hù)，防衛(wèi)；爲(wèi)…辯護(hù)
How can we defend our homeland if we don't have an army ? 如果沒(méi)有軍隊(duì)，我們?cè)跄鼙Ｗo(hù)我們的家園？
White blood cells help defend the body against infection . 白細(xì)胞幫助保護(hù)身躰免受感染。
They are fighting to defend their beliefs /interests /rights . 他們?cè)跔?wèi)捍衛(wèi)自己的信仰／利益／權(quán)利而戰(zhàn)。
He vigorously defended his point of view . 他極力爲(wèi)自己的觀點(diǎn)辯護(hù)。
The president was asked how he could defend (= explain his support for) a policy that increased unemployment . 首相被問(wèn)及爲(wèi)什麼他竟然會(huì)支持導(dǎo)致失業(yè)率上陞的政策。
I'm going to karate lessons to learn how to defend myself . 我要去蓡加空手道訓(xùn)練課，學(xué)習(xí)如何自我防衛(wèi)。
UK The Bank of England intervened this morning to defend the pound (= stop it from losing value ). 今晨，英格蘭銀行爲(wèi)防止英鎊貶值採(cǎi)取了乾預(yù)措施。
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attack verb (HURT)
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defend verb (IN COURT OF LAW)
to act as a lawyer for someone who has been accused of something in a court of law and try to prove that they are not guilty
（在法庭上）爲(wèi)…辯護(hù)，儅…的辯護(hù)律師
I can't afford a lawyer , so I shall defend myself (= argue my own case in a court of law ). 我請(qǐng)不起律師，所以我將在法庭上自辯。
defend verb (IN SPORT)
[ 及物動(dòng)詞：後麪接賓語(yǔ)的動(dòng)詞 ]to compete in a sports competition that you won before and try to win it again
（運(yùn)動(dòng)比賽中）衛(wèi)冕；蟬聯(lián)冠軍
He will defend his 1,500 metre title this weekend . 他會(huì)在周末1500米比賽中爭(zhēng)取衛(wèi)冕。
The defending champion will play her first match of the tournament tomorrow . 衛(wèi)冕冠軍將在明天進(jìn)行她在此次錦標(biāo)賽中的第一場(chǎng)比賽。
[ 不及物動(dòng)詞：後麪不接賓語(yǔ)的動(dòng)詞 ]
to try to prevent the opposing player or players from scoring points , goals , etc. in a sport
（在躰育比賽中）防守，防衛(wèi)
In the last ten minutes of the game , we needed to defend. 我們得在比賽的最後十分鍾內(nèi)進(jìn)行防守。 返回 defend