1. | [u] 防御；保护；保卫the act of protecting sb/sth from attack, criticism, etc. |
soldiers who died in defence of their country 为保卫祖国而献身的战士 | |
When her brother was criticized she leapt to his defence . 她的哥哥受到批评时，她马上跳出来卫护。 | |
What points can be raised in defence of this argument? 有什么论点能提出来为这个说法辩护呢？ | |
I have to say in her defence that she knew nothing about it beforehand. 我得为她说句话，她事先并不知道此事。 |
2. | [c][u] ~ (against sth) 防御物；防务；防御能力something that provides protection against attack from enemies, the weather, illness, etc. |
The town walls were built as a defence against enemy attacks. 城墙是为防御敌人袭击而修建的。 | |
The harbour's sea defences are in poor condition. 港口的海防工事状况很差。 | |
The body has natural defence mechanisms to protect it from disease. 人体对疾病具有先天性防御机制。 | |
Humour is a more effective defence than violence. 幽默是比暴力更有效的防御武器。 |
3. | [u] 国防机构；国防体系the organization of the people and systems that are used by a government to protect a country from attack |
the Ministry of Defence 国防部 | |
the Department of Defense 国防部 | |
Further cuts in defence spending are being considered. 目前正在考虑进一步削减国防开支。 |
4. | [c] 辩解；辩白something that is said or written in order to support sth |
a defence of Marxism 为马克思主义辩解 |
5. | [c] 辩护；辩词；答辩what is said in court to prove that a person did not commit a crime; the act of presenting this argument in court |
Her defence was that she was somewhere completely different at the time of the crime. 她的辩词是案发时她根本就不在现场。 | |
He wanted to conduct his own defence. 他想自己为自己辩护。 |
6. | [singspv] 辩护律师the lawyer or lawyers whose job is to prove in court that a person did not commit a crime |
7. | [sing][u] 防守队员；防守；后卫the players who must prevent the other team from scoring; the position of these players on the sports field |
Welford cut through the defence to score the winning goal. 韦尔福特突破防守射进了制胜的一球。 | |
She plays in defence . 她打防守。 | |
He plays on defense . 他打防守。 |
8. | [c] 卫冕赛a contest, game, etc. in which the previous winner or winners compete in order to try to win again |
Barcelona's defence of the Champions League title 欧洲冠军联赛巴塞罗纳队的冠军卫冕赛 |
