defense

英 [dɪ'fens]

美 [dɪ'fens]

n.  防卫，防护；防御措施；防守
v.  谋划抵御

复数：defenses　

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BNC.16875 / COCA.657

柯林斯词典

• → see:defence

英英释义

noun

• the act of defending someone or something against attack or injury
  1. a good boxer needs a good defense
  2. defense against hurricanes is an urgent problem
  Synonym:defence
• protection from harm
  1. sanitation is the best defense against disease
  Synonym:defence
• (military) military action or resources protecting a country against potential enemies
  1. they died in the defense of Stalingrad
  2. they were developed for the defense program
  Synonym:defencedefensive measure
• a defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him
  1. he gave evidence for the defense
  Synonym:defencedenialdemurrer
• a structure used to defend against attack
  1. the artillery battered down the defenses
  Synonym:defensive structuredefence
• the justification for some act or belief
  1. he offered a persuasive defense of the theory
  Synonym:defencevindication
• the speech act of answering an attack on your assertions
  1. his refutation of the charges was short and persuasive
  2. in defense he said the other man started it
  Synonym:refutationdefence
• an organization of defenders that provides resistance against attack
  1. he joined the defense against invasion
  Synonym:defencedefense forcedefence force
• the defendant and his legal advisors collectively
  1. the defense called for a mistrial
  Synonym:defencedefense teamdefense lawyers
• (sports) the team that is trying to prevent the other team from scoring
  1. his teams are always good on defense
  Synonym:defencedefending team
• (psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires
  Synonym:defense mechanismdefense reactiondefence mechanismdefence reactiondefence

双语例句

• The press corps was primed to leap to the defense of the fired officials.
  记者团获知信息后，立即声援被解雇官员。
• A Defense Department spokesman briefed reporters
  一位国防部发言人向记者们简要介绍了情况。
• Issues of national defense have been the undoing of Democratic candidates.
  国防问题导致了民主党候选人的失利。
• Defense experts say joint projects are increasingly squeezed by budget pressures.
  国防专家说合作项目正迫于预算压力越来越受到压缩。
• She is the chair of the Defense Advisory Committee on Women in the Military.
  她担任军队女性权益保护顾问委员会主席。
• The only nonscholastic source of classroom material larger than corporations is Department of defense.
  超过公司提供教材的唯一非学术性的来源就是国防部。
• Our national defense capabilities and the army's defense and combat effectiveness have further improved.
  国防实力和军队防卫作战能力进一步提高。
• Leagues are commonly made for mutual defense.
  结成联盟往往是为了共同防御。
• He realized none of his schoolmates would come to his defense
  他意识到没有一个同学会挺身为他辩护。
• Iran said Monday it had tested a new air defense system to counter missiles and aircraft.
  伊朗政府宣称于星期一测试了一套用于抗击导弹和飞机的新型防空系统。