| 单词 | defense |
| 释义 | defense noun[CorU] uk/dɪˈfens/us/dɪˈfens/USspelling ofdefence （defence的美式拼写）Backing, supporting & defending
defense| American Dictionarydefense noun[C/U] us/dɪˈfens/defensenoun[C/U](PROTECTION)theabilitytoprotectagainstattackorharm, or something used toprotectagainstattackorharm: [C]Thevaccinestrengthensthe body’s defenses againstinfection. A defense is also anargumentinsupportof something,esp. when it has beencriticized: [U]Her defense consisted ofdenyingthat sheknewanything about themissingcheck. lawThe defense is thepersonorpeoplein acourtwho have beenaccusedof doing somethingwrong, andtheirlawyer: [U]The defenserests(= Thissidehasfinishedgivingitsargument). defenselessnessnoun[U]us/dɪˈfens·ləs·nəs/ defense noun[U] us/dɪˈfens,ˈdi·fens/(insports) theabilitytopreventtheoppositionfromscoringpointsin acompetition, or,esp. infootball, theteamwithout theballthat istryingtopreventitsoppositionfromscoringpoints: Theteamhasprettygoodscoringability, but it’sweakon defense. defense| Business Englishdefense noun USspelling ofuk/dɪˈfens/us→defence Examplesofdefensedefense This places the offender in a tricky position with regard to the construction of defenses. From theCambridge English Corpus For its part, thedefensemay (but is not obliged to) present an alternative theory of the events associated with the crime. From theCambridge English Corpus The estimates, as proportions, are as follows: health (0.03), education (0.05),defense(0.13). From theCambridge English Corpus In that case equality would not depend on the fortuity that an affirmativedefenseis in play. From theCambridge English Corpus I will offer a brief sketch of thisdefenseshortly and at least show that it cannot be easily dismissed. From theCambridge English Corpus While social responsibility informed the development of these plans, corporate officials viewed them primarily as adefenseagainst unions and government antitrust initiatives. From theCambridge English Corpus It was, rather, a more comprehensivedefenseof a whole range of positive values threatened by rampant free-market practices and attitudes. From theCambridge English Corpus If capitalism were only celebrated for its true merits, as her fiction attempted to do, itsdefensewould be simple. From theCambridge English Corpus Thisdefensewill address three areas of disagreement: the votes for enactment, the possibility of spurious inference, and the source of the inter-party effect. From theCambridge English Corpus It resembles the difference between contributory negligence and assumption of risk as defenses in torts. 32. From theCambridge English Corpus These separations proved most worrisome to thedefenseindustry, because they signaled an absolute shortage of skilled personnel. From theCambridge English Corpus As the leading industrial sector in an increasingly state driven economy, thedefenseindustry was also among the vanguard in promoting fringe benefits. From theCambridge English Corpus There are now many nationaldefenseindustrial workers. From theCambridge English Corpus When lawyers are put on retainer, they are paid to take a long-term interest in their client's legaldefense. From theCambridge English Corpus The liberal needs an alternativedefenseof the comparative claim. 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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