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单词 defend
释义
defend
verb
uk
/dɪˈfend/us
/dɪˈfend/

defendverb(PROTECT)

B1[T]
toprotectsomeone or something againstattackorcriticism:
How can we defendourhomelandif we don't have anarmy?如果没有军队，我们怎能保护我们的家园？
Whitebloodcellshelpdefend thebodyagainstinfection.白细胞帮助保护身体免受感染。
They arefightingto defendtheirbeliefs/interests/rights.他们在为捍卫自己的信仰／利益／权利而战。
I'm going tokaratelessonstolearnhow to defendmyself.我要去参加空手道训练课，学习如何自我防卫。
The Bank ofEnglandintervenedthismorningto defend thepound(=stopit fromlosingvalue).今晨，英格兰银行为防止英镑贬值采取了干预措施。
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attackverb(HURT)
[T]
tospeakor write insupportof someone or something:
Hevigorouslydefended hispointofview.他极力为自己的观点辩护。
Thepresidentwasaskedhow he could defend apolicythatincreasedunemployment.
More examples
  • Thegeneralralliedhisforcesto defend thetown.
  • Policeofficersusedriotshieldsto defend themselves.
  • Afemaleliondefends heryoungferociously.
  • In the past, thepartywould haveclosedranksarounditsleaderand defended himloyally.
  • Should thechurchalways defendtraditionalvalues, or beopentochangingthem?
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Defending and protecting
  • anti-bug
  • anti-mosquito
  • baby
  • bandobast
  • bastion
  • buffer
  • defence
  • defensive
  • harbour
  • harm
  • have (got)someone'sbackidiom
  • hold off
  • inoculation
  • killsomeonewith kindnessidiom
  • sheltered
  • shield
  • splashproof
  • takesomeoneunderyourwingidiom
  • watchyourbackidiom
  • wing
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Backing, supporting & defending

defendverb(IN LAW)

[T]
toactas alawyerfor someone who has beenaccusedof something in acourtoflawandtrytoprovethat they are notguilty:
（在法庭上）为…辩护，当…的辩护律师
Thelawyerdefending thestudentsaskedthejudgetodismissthecharges.
He has defended manyfamousclients.
Unusually, theaccusedoptedto defend himself incourt.
Thecompanyhasspenta lot ofmoneydefending thecase.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Court cases, orders & decisions
  • actionable
  • administer
  • admissibility
  • admissible
  • affidavit
  • committal
  • conveyancing
  • exhibit
  • extinguishment
  • extrajudicial
  • fatal accident inquiry
  • finding
  • gagging order
  • inquest
  • moot
  • power of attorney
  • precedent
  • pretrial
  • probate
  • provide
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defendverb(IN SPORT)

[T]
tocompetein asportscompetitionthat youwonbefore andtrytowinit again:
（运动比赛中）卫冕；蝉联冠军
He will defend his 1,500metretitlethisweekend.他会在周末1500米比赛中争取卫冕。
The defendingchampionwillplayher firstmatchof thetournamenttomorrow.卫冕冠军将在明天进行她在此次锦标赛中的第一场比赛。
[I]
totrytopreventtheopposingplayerorplayersfromscoringpoints,goals, etc. in asport:
（在体育比赛中）防守，防卫
In the last tenminutesof thegame, weneededto defend.我们得在比赛的最后十分钟内进行防守。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Competing in sport
  • bring
  • bringsomeoneon
  • bye
  • bye week
  • catchup
  • clash
  • duel
  • explosive
  • field
  • flying start
  • gear
  • go the distanceidiom
  • match
  • non-competitor
  • outduel
  • park the busidiom
  • partner up
  • play bigidiom
  • square
  • weigh
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General terms used in ball sports
(Definition ofdefendfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)
defend
verb
uk
/dɪˈfend/us
/dɪˈfend/

defendverb(PROTECT)

B1[T]
toprotectsomeone or something againstattackorcriticism; tospeakinfavourof someone or something
保护，防卫；为…辩护
How can we defendourhomelandif we don't have anarmy?如果没有军队，我们怎能保护我们的家园？
Whitebloodcellshelpdefend thebodyagainstinfection.白细胞帮助保护身体免受感染。
They arefightingto defendtheirbeliefs/interests/rights.他们在为捍卫自己的信仰／利益／权利而战。
Hevigorouslydefended hispointofview.他极力为自己的观点辩护。
Thepresidentwasaskedhow he could defend(=explainhissupportfor)apolicythatincreasedunemployment.首相被问及为什么他竟然会支持导致失业率上升的政策。
I'm going tokaratelessonstolearnhow to defend myself.我要去参加空手道训练课，学习如何自我防卫。
UKThe Bank ofEnglandintervenedthismorningto defend thepound(=stopit fromlosingvalue).今晨，英格兰银行为防止英镑贬值采取了干预措施。
Compare
attackverb(HURT)
More examples
  • All thepoliceofficerswereequippedwithshieldsto defend themselves against the rioters.
  • Thegeneralralliedhisforcesto defend thetown.
  • Afemaleliondefends heryoungferociously.
  • Instead of defendingtraditionalvalues, thechurchfrequentlyseemsweak-kneedandirresolute.
  • In the past, thepartywould haveclosedranksarounditsleaderand defended himloyally.

defendverb(IN COURT OF LAW)

toactas alawyerfor someone who has beenaccusedof something in acourtoflawandtrytoprovethat they are notguilty
（在法庭上）为…辩护，当…的辩护律师
I can'taffordalawyer, so I shall defend myself(=arguemy owncasein acourtoflaw).我请不起律师，所以我将在法庭上自辩。

defendverb(IN SPORT)

[T]
tocompetein asportscompetitionthat youwonbefore andtrytowinit again
（运动比赛中）卫冕；蝉联冠军
He will defend his 1,500metretitlethisweekend.他会在周末1500米比赛中争取卫冕。
The defendingchampionwillplayher firstmatchof thetournamenttomorrow.卫冕冠军将在明天进行她在此次锦标赛中的第一场比赛。
[I]
totrytopreventtheopposingplayerorplayersfromscoringpoints,goals, etc. in asport
（在体育比赛中）防守，防卫
In the last tenminutesof thegame, weneededto defend.我们得在比赛的最后十分钟内进行防守。

defend| American Dictionary

defend
verb
us
/dɪˈfend/

defendverb(PROTECT)

[T]
toprotectsomeone or something fromattackorharm:
Communities willfightto defend themselves.
How canpeoplebestdefend themselves againstdisease?
[T]
To defend is also toargueinsupportof something,esp. when it has beencriticized:
She defended herhusbandagainst theaccusations.

defendverb(SPORTS)

[I/T]
(insports) totrytopreventtheoppositionfromscoringpointsin acompetition, or toguardagoalor otherposition:
[I]Jones is adifficultplayerto defend against.
(Definition ofdefendfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

defend| Business English

defend
verb[T]
uk
/dɪˈfend/us
toprotectsomeone or something againstattack,criticism, orloss:
defend sth/yourself against sthThecompanyhas been defending itself against atakeoverbid.
Theunionsaccusedthegovernmentof not doing enough to defendjobs.
defendyourdecision/actions
MONEY,ECONOMICS
to takeactiontostopacurrencyfromlosingvalue:
The Bank ofEnglandsteppedin today to defend thepound.
LAW
to be thelawyerspeakingfor apersonororganizationin acourtoflaw, orspeakingabout aparticularcase:
TheaccusedCEOwas defended by one of the country'sleadinglawyers.
Theattorneygeneral, whoseofficedefended thecaseonbehalfof theDepartmentof Public Safety, said heanticipatesanappeal.
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prosecute
LAW
if you defend alegalcaseagainst you, youarrangefor it to bediscussedin acourtoflaw:
If youwantto defend aclaimagainst you, you have 30daystofilea Statement of Reply with the Tribunal.
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prosecute
(Definition ofdefendfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofdefend

defend
Exploitive agents endowed with the ability to interact selectively succeed in defending against invasion because they induce a highly non-interactive world.
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The normative component of our arguments defends the use of these constraints as consistent with, or even inherent in, deliberation.
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He defended his arguments with examples from the lives of legendary and historical heroines, with supporting citations from an array of ancient and modern writers.
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Even if they can, the abilities of defending their sovereignties are not equal!
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As just noted, we defended a hypothesis and a mechanism underlying it.
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In this way, for example, the plausibility of an argument could be defended by another argument in its subset.
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The primacy thesis will be defended as a matter of the primacy of distributive over aggregative measures.
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The point is that these practices cannot seriously be defended on grounds of popular sovereignty.
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He defends this thesis against several compelling objections.
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At the same time, both the press and the courts provided alternative strategies for defending reputations.
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We accept, therefore, that we face an onus of proof in defending our definition - an onus that we cannot fully meet in this article.
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The right to ask questions about community nursing practice as a discipline must be defended.
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She screams, defending herself, and the hidden counsellor shouts in panic.
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He was as aggressive as the poet when it came to defending territory.
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Against what or whom do standards need to be defended ?
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