| 单词 | defence |
| 释义 | 🔑 de·fence (especiallyUS de·fense ) BrE /dɪˈfens/ NAmE /dɪˈfens/ noun ➤ protection against attack 防御🔑 [U ]the act of protecting sb /sth from attack , criticism , etc .防御；保护；保卫◆ soldiers who died in defence of their country 为保卫祖国而献身的战士◆ When her brother was criticized she leapt to his defence . 她的哥哥受到批评时，她马上跳出来卫护。◆ What points can be raised in defence of this argument ? 有什么论点能提出来为这个说法辩护呢？◆ I have to say in her defence that she knew nothing about it beforehand . 我得为她说句话，她事先并不知道此事。 ➡ see also self-defence🔑 [C , U ]~ (against sth )something that provides protection against attack from enemies , the weather , illness , etc .防御物；防务；防御能力◆ The town walls were built as a defence against enemy attacks . 城墙是为防御敌人袭击而修建的。◆ The harbour's sea defences are in poor condition . 港口的海防工事状况很差。◆ The body has natural defence mechanisms to protect it from disease . 人体对疾病具有先天性防御机制。◆ Humour is a more effective defence than violence . 幽默是比暴力更有效的防御武器。🔑 [U ]the organization of the people and systems that are used by a government to protect a country from attack 国防机构；国防体系◆ (BrE ) the Ministry of Defence 国防部◆ (NAmE ) the Department of Defense 国防部◆ Further cuts in defence spending are being considered . 目前正在考虑进一步削减国防开支。➤ support 支持[C ]something that is said or written in order to support sth 辩解；辩白◆ a defence of Marxism 为马克思主义辩解➤ law 法律[C ]what is said in court to prove that a person did not commit a crime ; the act of presenting this argument in court 辩护；辩词；答辩◆ Her defence was that she was somewhere completely different at the time of the crime . 她的辩词是案发时她根本就不在现场。◆ He wanted to conduct his own defence . 他想自己为自己辩护。the defence [sing. + sing./pl. v. ]the lawyer or lawyers whose job is to prove in court that a person did not commit a crime 辩护律师 ➡ compare prosecution (2 ) ➤ in sport 体育运动[sing. , U ]the players who must prevent the other team from scoring ; the position of these players on the sports field 防守队员；防守；后卫◆ Welford cut through the defence to score the winning goal . 韦尔福特突破防守射进了制胜的一球。◆ (BrE ) She plays in defence . 她打防守。◆ (NAmE ) He plays on defense . 他打防守。 ➡ compare attacknoun (8 ) , offense (2 ) [C ]a contest , game , etc . in which the previous winner or winners compete in order to try to win again 卫冕赛◆ Barcelona's defence of the Champions League title 欧洲冠军联赛巴塞罗那队的冠军卫冕赛 |
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