| 单词 | defence |
| 释义 | defencedefencesdefencedefence British English, defensedefensesdefense American English /dɪˈfens $ ˈdiːfens/ noun1against attack a)[uncountable] the act of protecting something or someone from attackdefence oftheir heroic defence of the city他们保卫城市的英勇行为the defense of human rightsright人权的捍卫 b)[countable] something that can be used to protect something or someone from attackdefence againstThe immune system is the body’s defence against infection.be免疫系统是人体防御感染的武器。2against criticism [uncountable and countable] something that you say or do in order to support someone or something who is being criticizedin sb’s/sth’s defenceJill wrote a letter to their boss in Mike’s defense.write吉尔写了一封信给他们的老板为迈克辩解。3weapons/armies [uncountable] the weapons, soldiers etc that a country uses to protect itself from attack: spending on defencespend国防开支the Defense Department国防部4in law a)[countable] the things that are said in a court of law to prove that someone is not guilty of a crime: His defence was that he intended only to wound the thief.beintendwind他辩护说他只是想打伤窃贼。 b)the defence the lawyers in a court who try to prove that someone is not guilty of a crime: The defense called only one witness.call辩方只传召了一个目击者。5in sports [uncountable and countable] the players in a game such as football whose main job is to stop the other team from getting points ➔ self-defence |
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