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　

TOEFLGRE医学

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 boy could have felt sorry for himself and become depressed, or he could have adopted hardened cynicism as a defense.
  这个男孩本有可能自怜自哀、抑郁消沉，也有可能采取冷酷的愤世嫉俗态度来保护自己。
• The accused has the right to defense.
  被告人有权获得辩护。
• 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。
• We have already succeeded in working out ground rules with the Department of Defense
  我们已经成功地与国防部敲定了基本原则。
• Their defense markets are too small to sustain economically viable production runs.
  他们的国防市场太小，就经济可行性而言不足以维持生产。
• 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。
• Does the PC Defense software support Chinese user interface?
  软件支持中文用户介面吗？
• 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。
• Strengthen construction of highway of main way and key zone national defense, frontier defence.
  加强主要方向和重点地区国防、边防公路建设。