defend

[di'fend]

v.防守, 防护, 辩护

vt.

1. 防御; 保卫; 保护

We shall defend our city, whatever the cost may be.

不管代价如何, 我们要捍卫我们的城市。

2. 【体】防守(球门等)

3. 【律】为……辩护; 作……的辩护律师

She defended herself successfully in court.

她在法庭上成功地为自己作了辩护。

4. 为……辩护; 为(论文等)答辩

vi.

1. 防御; 保卫; 保护

2. 【律】进行辩护; 当辩护律师

3. 【体】防守

词形变化

形容词: defendable | 名词: defender | 动词过去式: defended | 动词过去分词: defended | 动词现在分词: defending | 动词第三人称单数: defends |

词义辨析

同义:

vt.防御; 保卫; 保护

protect  safeguard  shield  support  

同义参见:

advocate  harbor  insure  justify  arm  shelter  shepherd  ensure  guard  preserve  

反义:

vt.vi.防御; 保护

attack  assail  charge  

反义参见:

accuse  offend  

英英释义

动词 defend:

argue or speak in defense of

同义词：support, fend for

be on the defensive; act against an attack

protect against a challenge or attack

同义词：guard, hold

fight against or resist strongly

同义词：fight, oppose, fight back, fight down

protect or fight for as a champion

同义词：champion

be the defense counsel for someone in a trial

同义词：represent

state or assert

同义词：maintain

补充

defenddefend英:[diˈfend] 美:[dɪˈfɛnd]vt. & vi.1.保卫They defended very well in the game.在那场比赛中他们防守得很好。2.辩护; 辩解She defended herself successfully in court.她在法庭上成功地为自己进行了辩护。

例句

1. the troops who had to defend the bridge必须守住大桥的部队 2. That point of view is hard to defend.那种观点很难维护。 3. The move was unpopular, but he had to defend it.这一动议很不受欢迎, 但他不得不为它辩护。 4. He had lawyers of his own choice to defend him.他亲自选定律师为自己辩护。 5. He has hired a lawyer to defend him against the allegations.他聘请了一位律师, 针对他所受指控进行辩护。 6. McGuigan defended his title in Dublin.麦圭根在都柏林卫冕成功。 7. It was Chelsea's turn to defend.这次轮到切尔西队防守了。 8. He defended her from these thugs.他保护了她, 没让这些流氓伤害到她。 9. I am capable of defending myself.我能够保护自己。 10. They would have killed him if he had not defended himself.如果他当时不自卫, 他们可能已经把他杀了。 11. The sentry defended the gate against sudden attack.哨兵守卫大门以防突然袭击。 12. A family must defend its home against attack.一个家庭必须保护其不受袭击。 13. He defended his claim successfully.他成功地为自己的主张进行了辩护。 14. Freedom from tyranny is a principle we should always defend.从专制中获得自由是一个我们应该永远维护的原则。 15. The lawyer has defended some of the most notorious criminals.这名法官已为一些最臭名昭著的罪犯当过辩护律师。 16. we shall defend our island, whatever the cost.我们要不惜任何代价保卫我们的岛。 17. he defended his policy of imposing high rates.他为自己征收高地方税额的政策进行辩护。 18. the lawyer had defended dissidents.该律师曾为持不同政见者辩护。 19. he won the party's nomination to defend the Welsh seat.他赢得该党的提名，以争取保住威尔士的席位。 20. [as adj. defending]the defending champion.卫冕冠军。 21. Would you be able to defend yourself if someone attacked you in the street?如果你在街上遇袭，你有没有能力自恒？ 22. The minister went on television to defend the government's policy.部长上电视为政府的政策辩护。 23. They defended well and managed to hold onto their lead.他们防守很好，因此得以保持领先的优势。 24. She successfully defended her title.她恒冕成功了。 25. He is the defending champion.他是恒冕冠军。 26. "We are prepared to defend [=protect, guard] our country."我们做好了保卫祖国的准备。 27. They have every right to defend themselves from those who would hurt them.他们完全有权保护自己免受他人伤害。 28. The army defended the territory against invaders.军队捍卫国土不受侵犯。 29. Her body was no longer able to defend itself against disease.她的身体已经再也不能抵御疾病了。 30. These new weapons will make us better able to defend against attack.这些新武器能使我们更好地抵御攻击。 31. The body's immune system defends against illness.身体的免疫系统能防御疾病。 32. The group defends [=protects] the rights of the poor.这个团体捍卫穷人的权利。 33. The company must defend its own interests.公司必须保护它自身的利益。 34. "As a U.S. senator, it is my responsibility to defend [=uphold] the Constitution."身为美国参议员，拥护美国宪法是我的职责。 35. We believed it was a cause worth defending.我们相信这是一项值得拥护的事业。 36. She defended her friend's behavior.她为朋友的行为辩护。 37. Stop defending him. What he did was wrong.别袒护他了，他做错了。 38. Your job is to defend the goal.你的任务是防守球门。 39. Focus on defending the basket.集中精力守篮。 40. He defended well throughout the game.整个比赛过程中，他防守得很好。 41. She tried to defend against the jump shot.她奋力阻止对方跳投。 42. The team is looking to defend its national title. [=to win the national title again]这个队正力求卫冕全国冠军。 43. She successfully defended her championship. [=she won the championship again]她卫冕成功。 44. They hired a famous lawyer to defend their son.他们请了一位著名律师为儿子辩护。 45. She defended herself during her trial.在审讯期间，她为自己辩护。 46. The player got past two defenders.那位球员越过了两名后卫。 47. She's a staunch/tireless defender of human rights.她是一个忠诚的/不屈不挠的人权卫士。 48. He lost to the defending champ. [=to the person who won last year]他输给了卫冕冠军。 49. "This year, we are the defending world/national champions."今年我们是卫冕的世界/全国冠军。