defend
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1 [Tn, Tn.pr]
~ sb/sth (from/against sb/sth)
(a) protect sb/sth from harm; guard sb/sth 保護某人[某物]免受傷害; 保衛(wèi)某人[某事物]
When the dog attacked me, I defended myself with a stick. 那狗撲向我時, 我用棍子自衛(wèi).
defend sb from attack, an attacker, injury 保護某人免受攻擊、 免遭襲擊者攻打、 以免受傷
defend one's country against enemies 衛(wèi)國抗敵.
(b) act, speak or write in support of sb/sth 為支持某人[某事]而行動、 說話或?qū)懳恼?
defend one's actions, cause, ideas, leader 為自己的行為、 事業(yè)、 想法、 領導辯護
The newspaper defended her against the accusations. 報紙為她辯護, 駁斥對她的指責.
defend a lawsuit, ie fight against it in court 對訴訟案進行辯護
You'll need stronger evidence to defend your claim to the inheritance. 你需要更強有力的證據(jù)才能為你的遺產(chǎn)繼承權進行辯護.
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(a) [I, Tn, Tn.pr]
(sport 體) protect (the goal, etc) from one's opponents 防守(球門等); 防衛(wèi)
Some players are better at defending. 有些運動員較擅長打防衛(wèi).
They had three players defending the goal (against attack). 他們有三個隊員防守球門.
(b) [Tn] (of a sports champion) take part in a contest to keep (one's position) (指運動冠軍)參加衛(wèi)冕 的比賽
She's running to defend her 400 metres title. 她為蟬聯(lián)400米冠軍而參賽.