defence

英[dɪ'fens] 美[dɪ'fens]
  • n. 防御;答辩;防务
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    n. (名词)
    1. 防御,保卫,保护,防护,防备
    2. 辩护;答辩
    3. 防御物,防卫物
    4. 国防,防务
    5. 【律】答辩,抗辩
    6. 【律】被告,被告一方(包括被告及其辩护律师)
    7. 【军】防御工事,堡垒
    8. 护身术
    9. 《防务》月刊
    n. (名词)
    1. [U][C]防御,保卫,保护 fighting against people who attack, or keeping away dangerous people or things
    2. [P]防御工事 means, methods, or things used in defending
    3. [S]辩护,答辩 arguments used in defending oneself

英英释义

Noun:
  1. (psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires

  2. (sports) the team that is trying to prevent the other team from scoring;

    "his teams are always good on defense"

  3. the defendant and his legal advisors collectively;

    "the defense called for a mistrial"

  4. an organization of defenders that provides resistance against attack;

    "he joined the defense against invasion"

  5. the speech act of answering an attack on your assertions;

    "his refutation of the charges was short and persuasive"
    "in defense he said the other man started it"

  6. the justification for some act or belief;

    "he offered a persuasive defense of the theory"

  7. a structure used to defend against attack;

    "the artillery battered down the defenses"

  8. a defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him;

    "he gave evidence for the defense"

  9. (military) military action or resources protecting a country against potential enemies;

    "they died in the defense of Stalingrad"
    "they were developed for the defense program"

  10. protection from harm;

    "sanitation is the best defense against disease"

  11. the act of defending someone or something against attack or injury;

    "a good boxer needs a good defense"
    "defense against hurricanes is an urgent problem"

1. The defence counsel warned that the judge should stop the trial.
被告辩护律师强烈建议法官应该休庭。

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2. Defence soaks up forty per cent of the budget.
国防耗去40%的预算。

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3. It is quite clear that we were firing in self defence.
事实很清楚,我们开枪是出于自卫。

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4. Shortly afterwards, cuts in defence spending forced the aerospace industry to retrench.
不久之后,国防开支的削减迫使航空航天业紧缩开支。

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5. The country needs a defence capability as insurance against the unexpected.
国家需要有一定的防御能力,以应对不可预知的情况。

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    用作名词 (n.)
    1. Humour is a more effective defence than violence.
      幽默是比暴力更有效的防御武器。
    2. They planned the defence of the town.
      他们订出了该城的防御计划。
    3. They took up arms in defence of their country.
      他们拿起武器保卫祖国。
    4. The defence argues that the evidence is weak.
      辩护律师提出理由认为证据不充分。
    5. The defence must be filed and served in seven days.
      答辩必须在7日内呈交和送达。
    6. She spoke up in defence of her beliefs.
      她大胆地为自己的信仰辩护。
    7. The government has reduced its expense on defence.
      政府减少了国防开支。
    8. Senior defence officials held private talks.
      高级防务官员举行了秘密会谈。
    用作名词 (n.)
    1. Whether a gun is a weapon of offence or a weapon of defence depends upon which end of it you are at.
      枪是攻击武器还是防御武器视你的目的而定。
    2. Wanda's defence denied Taishan the winning goal.
      万达队的防守使泰山队无法赢球。
    3. Most countries have armies for their defence.
      多数国家都有用于防御的军队。
    4. Leagues are commonly made for mutual defence.
      结成联盟往往是为了共同防御。
    5. The defence of the country is everyone's affair.
      保卫祖国,人人有责。
    6. A strong army and a strong airforce are indispensible to the defence of a land locked country.
      一个强有力的陆军和一个强有力的空军对于保卫一个内陆国家来说是必不可少的。
    7. Mountains are a defence against the wind.
      山脉是防风的屏障。
    8. The high wall was built as a defence against intruders.
      修建这堵高墙作为屏障以防外人闯入。
    9. They are busy making the soldiers do defence work.
      他们正忙于布置士兵们做防务工作。
    10. They planned the defence of the town.
      他们定出了该城的防御计划。
    11. Herbalism is a way of helping the body to build up its natural defences to illness by using plants or herbs.
      草药学提倡应用植物或药草的疗效来增加人体的自然抵抗力,使机体不受疾病的侵袭。
    12. Antibodies are the body's defences against infection.
      抗体是身体抵御感染的武器。
    13. The defences of the city are strong.
      城市的防御工事很稳固。
    14. The country's defences are weak.
      该国的防御能力薄弱。
    15. The defence will appeal the case to the Supreme Court.
      被告方将案件向最高法院上诉。
    16. The defence argues that the evidence is weak.
      辩护律师提出理由认为证据不充分。
    17. He has been brought in to strengthen the defence.
      请他来是为了加强后卫的力量。
    18. She plays in defence.
      她打后卫。
    19. A lot of money is spent on defence.
      国防方面的开支很大。
n. (名词)
  1. defence的基本意思是“防御”“保卫”。指保护城池,防御敌人的进攻等。引申可指法律上的“答辩,辩护”。
  2. defence作“防务,防御工事”解时多用复数。
  3. the defence意思是“辩护律师”“后卫”。
  4. defence在美式英语中常写作defense。
用作名词 (n.)
in defence of
    保卫,捍卫 fighting against people
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