defence

英 [dɪ'fens] 美 [dɪ'fens]

• n. 防御；答辩；防务

双解释义

n. (名词)

1. [U][C]防御,保卫,保护

   fighting against people who attack, or keeping away dangerous people or things

2. [P]防御工事

   means, methods, or things used in defending

3. [S]辩护,答辩

   arguments used in defending oneself

详尽释义

n. 名词

1. 防御，保卫，保护，防护，防备
2. 辩护；答辩
3. 防御物，防卫物
4. 国防，防务
5. 【律】答辩，抗辩
6. 【律】被告，被告一方（包括被告及其辩护律师）
7. 【军】防御工事，堡垒
8. 护身术
9. 《防务》月刊

英英释义

Noun:

1. (psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires

2. (sports) the team that is trying to prevent the other team from scoring;

   "his teams are always good on defense"
   

3. the defendant and his legal advisors collectively;

   "the defense called for a mistrial"
   

4. an organization of defenders that provides resistance against attack;

   "he joined the defense against invasion"
   

5. the speech act of answering an attack on your assertions;

   "his refutation of the charges was short and persuasive"
   "in defense he said the other man started it"
   

6. the justification for some act or belief;

   "he offered a persuasive defense of the theory"
   

7. a structure used to defend against attack;

   "the artillery battered down the defenses"
   

8. a defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him;

   "he gave evidence for the defense"
   

9. (military) military action or resources protecting a country against potential enemies;

   "they died in the defense of Stalingrad"
   "they were developed for the defense program"
   

10. protection from harm;

    "sanitation is the best defense against disease"
    

11. the act of defending someone or something against attack or injury;

    "a good boxer needs a good defense"
    "defense against hurricanes is an urgent problem"
    

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. Humour is a more effective defence than violence.
   幽默是比暴力更有效的防御武器。
2. They planned the defence of the town.
   他们订出了该城的防御计划。
3. They took up arms in defence of their country.
   他们拿起武器保卫祖国。
4. The defence argues that the evidence is weak.
   辩护律师提出理由认为证据不充分。
5. The defence must be filed and served in seven days.
   答辩必须在7日内呈交和送达。
6. She spoke up in defence of her beliefs.
   她大胆地为自己的信仰辩护。
7. The government has reduced its expense on defence.
   政府减少了国防开支。
8. Senior defence officials held private talks.
   高级防务官员举行了秘密会谈。

常见句型

用作名词 (n.)

1. Whether a gun is a weapon of offence or a weapon of defence depends upon which end of it you are at.
   枪是攻击武器还是防御武器视你的目的而定。
2. Wanda's defence denied Taishan the winning goal.
   万达队的防守使泰山队无法赢球。
3. Most countries have armies for their defence.
   多数国家都有用于防御的军队。
4. Leagues are commonly made for mutual defence.
   结成联盟往往是为了共同防御。
5. The defence of the country is everyone's affair.
   保卫祖国,人人有责。
6. A strong army and a strong airforce are indispensible to the defence of a land locked country.
   一个强有力的陆军和一个强有力的空军对于保卫一个内陆国家来说是必不可少的。
7. Mountains are a defence against the wind.
   山脉是防风的屏障。
8. The high wall was built as a defence against intruders.
   修建这堵高墙作为屏障以防外人闯入。
9. They are busy making the soldiers do defence work.
   他们正忙于布置士兵们做防务工作。
10. They planned the defence of the town.
    他们定出了该城的防御计划。
11. Herbalism is a way of helping the body to build up its natural defences to illness by using plants or herbs.
    草药学提倡应用植物或药草的疗效来增加人体的自然抵抗力,使机体不受疾病的侵袭。
12. Antibodies are the body's defences against infection.
    抗体是身体抵御感染的武器。
13. The defences of the city are strong.
    城市的防御工事很稳固。
14. The country's defences are weak.
    该国的防御能力薄弱。
15. The defence will appeal the case to the Supreme Court.
    被告方将案件向最高法院上诉。
16. The defence argues that the evidence is weak.
    辩护律师提出理由认为证据不充分。
17. He has been brought in to strengthen the defence.
    请他来是为了加强后卫的力量。
18. She plays in defence.
    她打后卫。
19. A lot of money is spent on defence.
    国防方面的开支很大。

经典引文

• What are your weapons of defence?

  出自： A. Radcliffe

• Attack is the best form of defence.

  出自：Proverb

• We did a pretty poor job of defensing him and even when we played good defence against him it didn't seem to help.

  出自：Montreal Star

常用短语

用作名词 (n.)

in defence of

保卫,捍卫 fighting against people

词汇搭配

用作名词 (n.)

动词+～

• abandon a defence 放弃防御
• build up a defence 筑起一道防线
• give a defence 作辩护
• make a defence 进行辩护
• organize a defence 组织防御
• prepare a defence 准备防御
• put up a defence 进行防御

形容词+～

• adequate defence 充分的防御
• brave defence 英勇的防御
• national defence 国防
• powerful defence 有力的辩护
• strong defence 坚强的防线
• united army-and-civilian defence 军民联防
• weak defence 无力的辩护

名词+～

• air defence(s) 防空

介词+～

• in defence of 保卫,为…而辩护
• speak in defence of one's opinions 为其观点做辩护
• in defence of the capital 保卫首都
• in defence of the country 保卫国家
• speak in defence of the government 为政府辩护

～+介词

• defence against 为对付…而设的防御
• defence against an attack 防御进攻
• defence against the cold 防寒

词语用法

n. (名词)

1. defence的基本意思是“防御”“保卫”。指保护城池,防御敌人的进攻等。引申可指法律上的“答辩,辩护”。
2. defence作“防务,防御工事”解时多用复数。
3. the defence意思是“辩护律师”“后卫”。
4. defence在美式英语中常写作defense。

常见错误

n. (名词)

1. 他们决心为保卫城市而战斗到底。

   误 They are determined to fight to the last in the defence of the city.

   正 They are determined to fight to the last in defence of the city.

2. 她为了捍卫自己,毫不拘束地说出自己的意见。

   误 She spoke up in defence from herself.

   正 She spoke up in defence of herself.

   析 in defence of是习惯用语, defence前不加a或the。其中of不能换为其他介词。

3. 城堡的坚固墙壁起了抵御侵略者的作用。

   误 The strong walls of the castle served as a good defence from the attackers.

   正 The strong walls of the castle served as a good defence against the attackers.

   析 作“抵御…”解时, defence一般与 against 连用。

词源解说

• ☆ 直接源自近代拉丁语的defensa；最初源自拉丁语的defendere，意为避开打击。

近反义词

【近义词】

• protection 保护
• security 安全
• apology 道歉
• vindication 辩护
• resistance 抵抗
• guard 看守
• cover 封面
• shield 盾
• justification 辩护
• argument 辩论
• plea 恳求
• excuse 原谅
• alibi 不在场证明或辩解...
• defense 防卫
• defense reaction 防御反应
• demurrer 抗辩者
• defence reaction 防御反应
• denial 否认
• defending team 防守队
• defense team 辩护团; 答辩团...
• refutation 辩驳
• defensive measure 防御措施
• defence mechanism 防御机制,=defens...
• defense mechanism 防卫机制

【反义词】

• offence 犯罪
• prosecution 起诉