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N-UNCOUNT
防御;保衛(wèi);保護(hù)
Defence is action that is taken to protect someone or something against attack.
例句
The land was flat, giving no scope for defence...
這一地區(qū)非常平坦，根本沒(méi)法進(jìn)行防御。
By wielding a knife in defence you run the risk of having it used against you.
若是揮刀自衛(wèi)，有可能會(huì)被奪去而反受其害。
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N-UNCOUNT
國(guó)防;軍事防御
Defence is the organization of a country's armies and weapons, and their use to protect the country or its interests.
例句
Twenty eight percent of the federal budget is spent on defense.
28%的聯(lián)邦預(yù)算用于國(guó)防。
...the French defence minister.
法國(guó)國(guó)防部長(zhǎng)
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N-PLURAL
(國(guó)家或地區(qū)的)防御力量
The defences of a country or region are all its armed forces and weapons.
例句
...the need to maintain Britain's defences at a sufficiently high level.
維持英國(guó)的防御力量在足夠高水平之上的需要
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防御物;防衛(wèi)手段
A defence is something that people or animals can use or do to protect themselves.
例句
The immune system is our main defence against disease...
人體的免疫系統(tǒng)是抵御疾病的主要屏障。
The boy could have felt sorry for himself and become depressed, or he could have adopted hardened cynicism as a defense.
這個(gè)男孩本有可能自憐自哀、抑郁消沉，也有可能采取冷酷的憤世嫉俗態(tài)度來(lái)保護(hù)自己。
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辯護(hù);辯解
A defence is something that you say or write which supports ideas or actions that have been criticized or questioned.
例句
Chomsky'sdefence of his approach goes further...
喬姆斯基對(duì)自己方法的辯護(hù)不止于此。
The Party Congress has closed with a spirited defence of the government's economic programme from the Deputy Prime Minister...
黨代表大會(huì)以副總理對(duì)政府經(jīng)濟(jì)計(jì)劃熱烈的辯護(hù)拉上了帷幕。
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(法庭上被告的)辯護(hù)，答辯
In a court of law, an accused person's defence is the process of presenting evidence in their favour.
例句
He has insisted on conducting his own defence.
他堅(jiān)持自己進(jìn)行辯護(hù)。
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N-SING
(被告律師的)辯護(hù)方法（或理由）;辯護(hù)律師
The defence is the case that is presented by a lawyer in a trial for the person who has been accused of a crime. You can also refer to this person's lawyers as the defence .
例句
The defence was that the records of the interviews were fabricated by the police...
辯護(hù)論點(diǎn)為問(wèn)訊記錄是警方捏造的。
The defence pleaded insanity, but the defendant was found guilty and sentenced.
辯護(hù)律師申辯稱被告精神錯(cuò)亂，但最后被告還是被認(rèn)定有罪并判刑。
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N-SING-COLL
(足球、曲棍球等運(yùn)動(dòng)中的)防守（隊(duì)員）
In games such as football or hockey, the defence is the group of players in a team who try to stop the opposing players scoring a goal or a point.
例句
Their defence, so strong last season, has now conceded 12 goals in six games...
他們的防守上個(gè)賽季牢不可破，但在本賽季的 6 場(chǎng)比賽里已經(jīng)丟了 12 個(gè)球。
I still prefer to play in defence.
我還是更喜歡打防守。
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PHRASE
替…辯護(hù);為…辯解
If you come to someone's defence, you help them by doing or saying something to protect them.
例句
He realized none of his schoolmates would come to his defense...
他意識(shí)到?jīng)]有一個(gè)同學(xué)會(huì)挺身為他辯護(hù)。
Tony sprang to the defence of the 21-year-old, saying he was not to blame.
托尼馬上站出來(lái)為那個(gè) 21 歲的男孩辯護(hù)，說(shuō)那不是他的錯(cuò)。