defence
英 [dɪˈfens] 美 [dɪˈfɛns]

n.

辩护；防御；防御工事；后卫

变形

复数：defences

双语释义

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

defence[ di'fens ]

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

    同义词：defense mechanismdefense reactiondefence mechanismdefence reactiondefense

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

    同义词：defensedefending team

  • the defendant and his legal advisors collectively

    同义词：defensedefense teamdefense lawyers

  • an organization of defenders that provides resistance against attack

    同义词：defensedefense forcedefence force

  • the speech act of answering an attack on your assertions

    同义词：refutationdefense

  • the justification for some act or belief

    同义词：defensevindication

  • a structure used to defend against attack

    同义词：defensive structuredefense

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

    同义词：defensedenialdemurrer

  • military action or resources protecting a country against potential enemies

    同义词：defensedefensive measure

  • protection from harm

    同义词：defense

词汇搭配

用作名词 (n.)动词+～

• abandon a defence放弃防御
• build up a defence筑起一道防线
• give a defence作辩护
• make a defence进行辩护
• organize a defence组织防御
• prepare a defence准备防御
• put up a defence进行防御

形容词+～

• adequate defence充分的防御
• brave defence英勇的防御
• national defence国防
• powerful defence有力的辩护
• strong defence坚强的防线
• united army-and-civilian defence军民联防
• weak defence无力的辩护

名词+～

• air defence(s)防空

介词+～

• in defence of保卫,为…而辩护
• speak in defence of one's opinions为其观点做辩护
• in defence of the capital保卫首都
• in defence of the country保卫国家
• speak in defence of the government为政府辩护

～+介词

• defence against为对付…而设的防御
• defence against an attack防御进攻
• defence against the cold防寒

词组短语

national defence国防

air defence防空；空防

defence against防御；保卫

in defence of保护，防护；为……辩护

defence construction国防工程

civil defence民防

defence mechanism防御机制

counsel for the defence辩护律师，被告律师

defence budget国防预算

更多收起词组短语

双语例句

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。

权威例句

Role of plant hormones in plant defence responses
Plant pathogens and integrated defence responses to infection.
Antioxidant defence mechanisms: from the beginning to the end (of the beginning).
The phenylpropanoid pathway and plant defence—a genomics perspective
Small RNAs in transcriptional gene silencing and genome defence
Broad antiretroviral defence by human APOBEC3G through lethal editing of nascent reverse transcripts.
Catalase is a sink for H2O2 and is indispensable for stress defence in C3 plants
Catalase is a sink for H₂O₂ and is indispensable for stress defence in C₃ plants
Dangle, J.L. & Jones, J.D.G. Plant pathogens and integrated defence in plants. Nature 411, 826−833
Integration of interferon-|[alpha]|/|[beta]| signalling to p53 responses in tumour suppression and antiviral defence