| 单词 | defence |
| 释义 | defence noun¹ 1 (bre) (name defense) action to protect sb/sth from attack防护adjective | verb + defence/defense | preposition | phrases adjective➤adequate, effective充分的／有效的防御▸➤immune, natural免疫防御；天生的抵抗力◆the body's natural defence against viruses身体对病毒的自然抵抗力➤homeland, national, territorial国土防御；国防；领土防御▸➤air空防▸➤civil民防▸➤nuclear核防御verb + defence/defense➤come to, leap to, rush to, spring to出来／跳起来／赶紧／挺身而出保护◆he always sprang to rose's defence when ed tried to criticize her.他总在埃德想批评罗丝时站出来为她说话。preposition➤in defence of为保卫⋯◆to fight in defence of your country为保卫国家而战➤defence against对⋯的抵御◆defence against attacks from the north抵御来自北方的进攻phrases➤weapons of defence防御武器defence noun² 2 (bre) (name defense) sth that protects sb/sth from sth防御物adjective | verb + defence/defense | defence/defense + noun | preposition adjective➤effective, strong有效的／强大的防御物▸➤coastal, sea海岸／海上防御工事➤perimeter (name) 环形防御◆perimeter defences around airports and government buildings should be strengthened.机场和政府大楼周边的环形防御应予以加强。➤anti-missile, missile反导弹／导弹防御verb + defence/defense➤put up建造防御工事◆they put up an effective defence against the guerrilla forces.他们筑起了有效抵御游击队袭扰的防御工事。➤bolster, improve, strengthen增强／改善／巩固防御➤weaken削弱防御▸➤destroy, overcome, overwhelm毁坏／攻破／摧毁防御◆with her tears she completely overwhelmed his defences.她用眼泪彻底攻破了他的防线。➤build, build up, rebuild建立／加固／重建防御工事◆they are building up defences along the river.他们正在加固沿河的防御工事。➤breach, penetrate破坏／突破防御工事◆the sea breached the coastal defences in a number of spots.海水冲坏了多个地方的海岸防御工事。defence/defense + noun➤mechanism防御机制preposition➤defence against对⋯的防御物defence noun³ 3 (bre) (name defense) forces, etc. for protecting a country国防部队defence/defense + noun➤capability, establishment, force, forces, system国防能力／单位／力量／部队／体系➤defense department, defense secretary (in the us) 国防部；国防部长▸➤minister, ministry (in the uk) 国防部长；国防部▸➤policy, strategy国防政策／战略➤analyst, expert, planner国防分析师／专家／规划师▸➤contractor, industry国防承包商／工业▸➤budget, cuts, expenditure, spending国防预算／开支削减／开支／支出defence noun⁴ 4 (bre) (name defense) argument, esp. in court法庭答辩adjective | verb + defence/defense | defence/defense + noun | preposition | phrases adjective➤good出色的辩护▸➤robust, solid, spirited, staunch, stout, strong, vigorous据理力争的辩护；咄咄逼人的辩护；有力的辩护▸➤adequate充分的辩护▸➤legal法律辩护➤insanity (especially name) 精神病辩护◆the judge rejected her insanity defence.法官驳回了她的精神病辩护。verb + defence/defense➤conduct, make, mount, offer, put up, raise进行辩护；作出辩护；提出辩护defence/defense + noun➤attorney, counsel, lawyer, team辩护律师；辩护团队➤witness辩方证人preposition➤in sb's defence为某人辩护◆she spoke in his defence.她为他辩护。➤defence of, defence to⋯的辩护；对⋯的辩护◆a defence to murder对谋杀案进行的辩护phrases➤counsel for the defence被告的辩护律师defence noun⁵ 5 (bre) (name defense) in sports体育adjective | verb + defence/defense | preposition adjective➤good, solid, staunch, stout, strong出色的防守；稳固的防守；强大的防守verb + defence/defense➤play (name) 打防守位置▸➤put up进行防守▸➤destroy, penetrate破坏防守▸➤improve, strengthen, upgrade (name) 改进／加强／升级防守preposition➤in defence, on defence (name) 在防守位置◆to play in defence打防守◆he plays on defence.他打防守位置。 defence (name spelling defense) /dɪfens/ noun (law 法律) [countable] (in a legal case) the reasons that sb/sth gives for not being guilty of a crime or of doing sth wrong; the act of presenting this argument in a court （司法案件中的）辩护；答辩◆their defence was that they were prevented from finishing the work on time. 他们辩称，他们被阻止按时完成工作。◆he wanted to conduct his own defence. 他想自己为自己辩护。 (law 法律) the defence [singular + singular or plural verb] the lawyer or lawyers whose job is to prove in a court that sb/sth did not commit a crime or do sth wrong 辩护律师◆the defence has tried to discredit the witness. 辩护律师试图质疑证人。 ➡ prosecution 3. [countable] (used in compounds 用于复合词) a particular method by which a company tries to avoid a takeover (= being bought by another company) 抵制接管（或收购）◆preparing a bid defence 准备抵制收购☞ defence☞ types of stocks☞ types of stocksdefence (bre) (name defense) [countable] what is said in court to prove that a person did not commit a crime; the act of presenting this argument in court（法庭上的）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.他想做自辩。▸ defend verb [transitive, intransitive] ◆he has announced that he will defend himself in the case.他宣称要在这个案子里为自己辩护。◆who's defending?谁在进行辩护？defence (bre) (name defense) [countable, uncountable] something that provides protection against attack from sth that is harmful such as enemies, the weather or illness防御物；防务；防御能力◆the town walls were built as a defence against enemy attacks.城墙是为防御敌人进攻而修建的。◆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防御机制。 ➡ see also defend → protect , defensive → protective defence (bre) (name defense) [uncountable] the act of protecting sb/sth against attack or criticism防御；保护；保卫◆he paid tribute to all those who had died in defence of their country.他高度赞扬了所有为保卫祖国而献身的人。◆what points can be raised in defence of this argument?能提出什么论点来为这种说法辩护呢？◆when her brother was criticized she leapt to his defence.她的弟弟受到批评时，她马上跳出来袒护他。◆he has shown courage in coming to the defence of the embattled president.在保护处境艰难的总统时，他表现得十分勇敢。ⓘ self-defence is the act of doing or saying sth to protect yourself when you are being attacked or criticized. * self-defence 指在遭到攻击或批评时以行动或言辞来保护自己的行为◆the man later told police that he was acting in self-defence.后来那人对警察说他当时是在自卫。 ➡ see also defend → explain 2 defence/dɪˈfens ||; dɪˈfɛns/(us 美 defense) noun 1. [u] something that you do or say to protect sb/sth from attack, bad treatment, criticism, etc 防恒；保恒；辩护: ◇would you fight in defence of your country? 你愿不愿为保恒国家而战？◇when her brother was criticized she leapt to his defence. 当她的弟弟受到批评的时候，她挺身为他辩解。◇i must say in her defencethat i have always found her very reliable. 我必须为她说句好话，我一向认为她十分可靠。 ☞look at self-defence. 参看self-defence。 2. [c] a defence (against sth) something that protects sb/sth from sth, or that is used to fight against attack 防御物；抵抗力: ◇the body's defences against disease 人体对疾病的抵抗力 3. [u] the military equipment, forces, etc for protecting a country 国防（为保恒国家而设的军备、军队等）: ◇spending on defence needs to be reduced. 国防开支有必要削减。 4. [c] (in law) an argument in support of the accused person in a court of law （法律）被告的答辩，辩护，辩词: ◇his defence was that he was only carrying out orders. 他辩称自己不过是执行命令而已。 5. the defence [sing] [with.sop] (in law) the lawyer or lawyers who are acting for the accused person in a court of law （法律）辩方律师，辩护律师，被告律师: ◇the defence claims/claim that many of the witnesses were lying. 被告律师声称，多位证人都在说谎。 ☞look at the prosecution. 参看the prosecution。 6. usuallythe defence [sing] [u] (in sport) action to prevent the other team scoring; the players who try to do this （体育）防守；防守队员；后恒: ◇she plays in defence. 她打防守。 defencesee ⇨ defend 2,3 • • •• ⇨ come to sb's defence• ⇨ in defence of sth• ⇨ in sb's defence• ⇨ the defence de·fence /bre 【英】, defense ame 【美】 /dɪ`fɛns; dɪˈfens//n 1. [u] the weapons, soldiers etc that a country uses to protect itself from attack 国防; 防卫:◇each year the us spends billions of dollars on defense. 美国每年的国防开支是几千亿美元。 2. [c,u] something that you do or say to protect someone or something from being attacked or criticized 防御，保卫; 辩护:◇the defence of stalingrad in world war two 第二次世界大战中的斯大林格勒保卫战◇come to sb's defence the famous writer emile zola came to dreyfus's defence. 名作家埃米尔·左拉为德雷福斯辩护。 3. [singular 单数] the people in a court who try to show that someone is not guilty of a crime ［法庭中的］辩方，被告方:◇is the defence ready to call their first witness? 辩方是否已作好准备，传唤第一证人？ 4. [singular 单数] something that you say to show that you are not guilty of a crime or of doing something wrong 辩词，辩护:◇her defence was that she had not intended to kill him. 她在辩词中说自己并不是蓄意杀害他。 5. [c,u] the players in a game such as football who try to stop the other team from getting points ［阻止对方进攻得分的］后卫，防守队员 ☞ defence |
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