defence
/dɪˈfens/
n.
标准词条
CET-4
一句话记住
防御;保卫;防守;辩护;答辩
释义与例句
n.
防御;保卫;防守
the act of protecting someone or something from attack
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The walls were built for defence against attack.
这些城墙是为防御进攻而建的。
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The country spends a lot on national defence.
这个国家在国防上投入很大。
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The team's defence was strong throughout the match.
这支队伍的防守整场比赛都很稳固。
n.
辩护;答辩
the act of arguing in support of someone or something, especially in a court of law
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He spoke in defence of the new law.
他为新法律辩护。
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The lawyer prepared the defence carefully.
律师仔细准备了辩护。
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She wrote a defence of her research methods.
她为自己的研究方法写了一篇辩护。
词源与构词
记忆钩子
defence 是英式拼写,美式写作 defense;in defence of 表示“为…辩护”。
词族与关联词
词族(同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式)
同义词
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protection 保护protection 含义更广,可指任何保护;defence 强调抵御攻击或批评,也用于国防、体育防守。The helmet offers good protection. 这个头盔能提供很好的保护。
反义词
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attack 攻击;进攻defence 是防御;attack 是攻击,二者在军事和体育语境中常相对。The attack came without warning. 攻击在毫无预警的情况下发生了。
易混词(形近或义近,注意区别)
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defense 防御(美式拼写)defence 是英式拼写,defense 是美式拼写,含义相同。英式文章中用 defence,美式文章中用 defense,同一篇文本应保持一致。The US spelling is defense. 美式拼写是 defense。
常见搭配
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in defence of 为…辩护;保卫…He spoke in defence of the new law. 他为新法律辩护。
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national defence 国防The country spends heavily on national defence. 这个国家在国防上投入巨大。