defense
英 [dɪ'fens] 美 [dɪˈfɛns]

n.

(D-)（美国）国防部，防卫，防卫物；

vt.

谋划抵御；

英英释义

defense[ di'fens ]

• n.
  • (sports) the team that is trying to prevent the other team from scoring

    "his teams are always good on defense"

    同义词：defencedefending team

  • military action or resources protecting a country against potential enemies

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

    同义词：defencedefensive measure

  • the defendant and his legal advisors collectively

    "the defense called for a mistrial"

    同义词：defencedefense teamdefense lawyers

  • protection from harm

    "sanitation is the best defense against disease"

    同义词：defence

  • a structure used to defend against attack

    "the artillery battered down the defenses"

    同义词：defensive structuredefence

  • the speech act of answering an attack on your assertions

    "in defense he said the other man started it"

    同义词：refutationdefence

  • the justification for some act or belief

    "he offered a persuasive defense of the theory"

    同义词：defencevindication

  • a defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him

    "he gave evidence for the defense"

    同义词：defencedenialdemurrer

  • an organization of defenders that provides resistance against attack

    "he joined the defense against invasion"

    同义词：defencedefense forcedefence force

  • the federal department responsible for safeguarding national security of the United States; created in 1947

    同义词：Department of DefenseDefense DepartmentUnited States Department of DefenseDoD

  • (psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires

    同义词：defense mechanismdefense reactiondefence mechanismdefence reactiondefence

词组短语

national defense国防

air defense n. 防空

defense system防御体系

defense against防御；保卫

defense secretary国防部长

department of defense国防部

defense minister国防部长

defense department国防部

defense mechanism[心理]防卫机制；防御机理

in defense of为…辩护；为保证…

defense budget国防预算

civil defense民防，民防组织

oral defense论文答辩；口头答辩

(thesis) oral defense论文答辩

offense and defense攻与守

zone defense区域防守

thesis defense论文答辩

更多收起词组短语

双语例句

用作名词(n.)

1. We must gear up industry to meet defense needs.
   我们必须促进工业生产，以适应防卫的需要。
2. The magazine's disclosure of defense secrets caused great attention.
   该杂志对防务内幕的透露引起了极大的关注。
3. The Senate has voted to support the President's defense plans.
   参议院已经投票支持总统的防卫计划。
4. Good strong locks are the best defense against burglars.
   坚固的锁是防盗贼的最好防御物。
5. The defense of the accused was rather weak.
   被告人的辩护软弱无力。
6. The lawyer won over the jury by his moving defense.
   律师以他那富有感染力的辩护说服了陪审团。

用作及物动词(vt.)

1. The defense was overwhelmed by superior numbers.
   防守被优势的兵力摧垮了。
2. Only perfect defense could set four spades.
   只有出色的防守才能打宕四黑桃的定约。

权威例句

The host defense of Drosophila melanogaster.
Reduced stress defense in heme oxygenase 1-deficient cells.
Impaired Defense of Intestinal Mucosa in Mice Lacking Intestinal Trefoil Factor
Significance of Inducible Defense-related Proteins in Infected Plants
Resource Availability and Plant Antiherbivore Defense
Antimicrobial and host-defense peptides as new anti-infective therapeutic strategies
Superoxide Radical and Superoxide Dismutases: Threat and Defense
Autophagy Is a Defense Mechanism Inhibiting BCG and Mycobacterium tuberculosis Survival in Infected Macrophages
Adiponectin, a new member of the family of soluble defense collagens, negatively regulates the growth of myelomonocytic progenitors ...
IL-22 regulates the expression of genes responsible for antimicrobial defense, cellular differentiation, and mobility in keratinocyt...