defending
present participle ofdefend
| 单词 | defending |
| 释义 | defending present participle ofdefend defend verb uk/dɪˈfend/us/dɪˈfend/defendverb(PROTECT)B1[T] toprotectsomeone or something againstattackorcriticism: How can we defendourhomelandif we don't have anarmy? Whitebloodcellshelpdefend thebodyagainstinfection. They arefightingto defendtheirbeliefs/interests/rights. I'm going tokaratelessonstolearnhow to defendmyself. The Bank ofEnglandintervenedthismorningto defend thepound(=stopit fromlosingvalue). Compare attackverb(HURT) [T] tospeakor write insupportof someone or something: Hevigorouslydefended hispointofview. Thepresidentwasaskedhow he could defend apolicythatincreasedunemployment.
Defending and protecting
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Backing, supporting & defending defendverb(IN LAW)[T] toactas alawyerfor someone who has beenaccusedof something in acourtoflawandtrytoprovethat they are notguilty: Thelawyerdefending thestudentsaskedthejudgetodismissthecharges. He has defended manyfamousclients. Unusually, theaccusedoptedto defend himself incourt. Thecompanyhasspenta lot ofmoneydefending thecase. Court cases, orders & decisions
defendverb(IN SPORT)[T] tocompetein asportscompetitionthat youwonbefore andtrytowinit again: He will defend his 1,500metretitlethisweekend. The defendingchampionwillplayher firstmatchof thetournamenttomorrow. [I] totrytopreventtheopposingplayerorplayersfromscoringpoints,goals, etc. in asport: In the last tenminutesof thegame, weneededto defend. Competing in sport
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: General terms used in ball sports Examplesofdefendingdefending In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. The committee's motivation for ardentlydefendinga hereditarian explanation of mental defect arose from politics and propaganda. From theCambridge English Corpus Recruitment of unemployed and often violent youth who were more interested in looting than indefendingcitizens only added to the country's troubles. From theCambridge English Corpus Exploitive agents endowed with the ability to interact selectively succeed indefendingagainst invasion because they induce a highly non-interactive world. From theCambridge English Corpus Even if they can, the abilities ofdefendingtheir sovereignties are not equal! From theCambridge English Corpus At the same time, both the press and the courts provided alternative strategies fordefendingreputations. From theCambridge English Corpus We accept, therefore, that we face an onus of proof indefendingour definition - an onus that we cannot fully meet in this article. From theCambridge English Corpus She screams,defendingherself, and the hidden counsellor shouts in panic. From theCambridge English Corpus He was as aggressive as the poet when it came todefendingterritory. From theCambridge English Corpus The point is not only that she wasdefendingher new place in society. From theCambridge English Corpus Some of the participants were self-conscious, self-assertive ' backwoodsmen 'defendingan independent way of life, looting and striking back against coastal people. From theCambridge English Corpus Measuring parasite aggregation :defendingthe index of discrepancy. From theCambridge English Corpus Litigants acquired a new vocabulary fordefendingtheir interests and constructing their family history to suit those interests. From theCambridge English Corpus These are the spaces where being an individual really begins to mean something that would be worthdefendingor promoting politically. From theCambridge English Corpus The question is to what extent this normative framework will be acceptable and satisfactory to thosedefendingthe equal value of life principle. From theCambridge English Corpus The authors went to great lengths indefendingthis thesis. From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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