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| /dɪˈfend/ |
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| 1 | T to protect someone or something from attack 防卫；保卫 |
| Thousands of young men came forward, willing to defend their country. 成千上万的年轻人挺身而出，愿意保卫自己的国家。 |
| defend sb/sth from/against sth Steps are being taken to defend the city against attack. 正在采取措施保护该城市免遭袭击。 |
| defend yourself You have a right to defend yourself if you are being attacked. 如果你受到攻击，你有权进行自卫。 |
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| 2 | T to prevent something from failing , stopping, or being taken away 保护；维护 |
| Hundreds of miners are fighting to defend their jobs. 数百名矿工正在为保住自己的工作而斗争。 |
| We will defend their right to free speech. 我们将保护他们言论自由的权利。 |
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| 3 | T to say things to support someone or something that is being criticized 为…辩护；为…辩解 |
| Mr Rose defended the committee’ s decision to publish the report early. 罗斯先生为委员会早早公布那份报告的决定进行了辩解。 |
| strongly/strenuously/vigorously defend He vigorously defended his party’ s record on human rights. 他极力为他的党派在人权方面的记录辩护。 |
| defend yourself against sth They must be given the opportunity to defend themselves against these allegations. 必须给他们机会为自己受到的这些指控而辩护。 |
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| 4 | I to play in a team sport in a position in which you are trying to prevent the other team from getting points 防守 |
| The opposition defended brilliantly in the second half. 对手在下半场防守得很出色。 |
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| 5 | T to attempt to win a competition that you won last time in order to keep your position as winner 卫冕（获胜者的地位）；蝉联 |
| She will be defending her Wimbledon title later this month. 她将在这个月迟些时候举行的温布尔登网球公开赛赛上卫冕冠军。 |
| successfully defend Can Baxter successfully defend his heavyweight championship? 巴克斯特能成功地蝉联重量级拳击冠军吗？ |
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| 6 | I/T to be the lawyer in a court case who tries to prove that someone is not guilty 作（某人的）辩护律师；为…辩护 |
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