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🔑 de·fence (especially US 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 attack noun (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 |