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单词 defend
释义
defend/dɪ′fend/ v [-ed, -ed/ ɪd/]

(1) 保卫(护),防御(守)(protect sb/sth from harm or against attack) [T+n T+n+prep(from/against)]:~oneself/a city/a position/a castle/one's rights (bravely)(勇敢地)自卫/保卫城市/守卫阵地/守护城堡/捍卫自己的权利;~oneself(sb) from dangers/injury/a mad dog/an attacker/attack 保卫自己(某人)免遭危险/伤害/疯狗咬伤/袭击者伤害/袭击;~a country(one's motherland) from enemies/invasion 保卫国家(祖国)免遭敌人侵犯/入侵;~a town against enemies/the enemy attack/raiders 击退敌人/敌人的进攻/袭击者以保卫城镇;~oneself by hitting back/with an umbrella/as best as one can 还击/用伞/尽力自卫;〖同〗protect, secure, guard; 〖反〗attack;

(2) 辩护(白)(support protect or show the rightness of by argument) [T+n T+-ing T+n+prep(against)]:have a good lawyer to~oneself 有一个好律师为自己辩护;~a lawsuit/a suspected murderer/an arrested striker为一诉讼/一谋杀嫌疑犯/一被捕的罢工者辩护;~one's friend/one's actions/one's cause/one's ideas/one's beliefs/one's points/one's opinions/one's claim to the inheritance为自己的朋友/行为/事业/思想/信仰/论点/意见/继承要求辩护;D~your answer. 解释一下你的回答。~sb against a charge/an accusation 反驳指控/起诉以为某人辩护;How can you~killing someone like that? 你那样杀人还能作何解释?〖同〗support, maintain;

(3) 1) 防守((in sports) protect (the goal etc)against attack by one's opponents) [I T+n T+n+ prep]:The player is better at~ing than at attacking. 这位运动员较善于防守,而不大善于进攻。have three players~ing the goal (against attack)让三个运动员防守球门(阻拦进攻);~one's side of the field/the goal area 防守己方场地/球门区;2) 保住((of a sports champion) take part in a contest to keep (one's position)) [T+n]:The team will~its title. 这个队将进行卫冕之战。~one's 400 metres title 保住400米赛冠军称号;

→ de′fendant n 被告; de′fender n 防守者; de′fence, AmE -se n;

【说明】defend...from...是“使……不受进攻”之意;defend...against...则是“试图挡住或击退进攻之意”。

【辨异】defendguard protectpreserve都有“使……安全”之意。defend指抵抗袭击、进攻而维护安全;guard(守卫)指守护着以维护安全, 如:guard a camp(守卫营地);protect(保护,保卫)指借助屏障、工具以使不受伤害,如:protect books by means of heavy paper cover(给书包上厚纸以保护书);preserve(保护)指使在危险中不受伤害,如:preserve a city(保护一个城市(使之完好))。

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