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词汇 example_english_spirited-defence
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spirited defence

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meanings of spiritedand defence


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spirited
adjective
uk /ˈspɪr.ɪ.tɪd/ us /ˈspɪr.ə.t̬ɪd/
enthusiastic ...
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defence
noun
uk /dɪˈfens/ us /dɪˈfens/
the act of protecting someone or something against attack or ...
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Examples of spirited defence


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He put up a spiriteddefence of the index.
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I have very much enjoyed hearing his spiriteddefence of this and that policy.
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He put up a spiriteddefence of the grace and favour system.
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One may be wrong but put up a spiriteddefence of one's mistakes.
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He made a spiriteddefence of the honour and of the action of the firm with which he is connected.
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He got up and spoke the truth and made a spiriteddefence of what went on at that time.
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He filled that role with his normal skill and aplomb, and he made a spiriteddefence of the commission.
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We were all delighted to hear his remarks, as we were interested to hear his spiriteddefence of the liberty of the subject.
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He started by making a very stout and spiriteddefence of private enterprise as a method of competition and of keeping prices down.
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One was a reasoned and spiriteddefence of the value of the welfare foods, and with that we sympathised, for that is our case.
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Talking to business people 15 years ago, one was aware of a spiriteddefence of the position that the shareholder always reigned supreme.
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They speak with intimate personal knowledge, and we do welcome the very spiriteddefence that they made for these most ill-used people.
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Is it not a fact that the word "apologia" does not mean an apology but means a spiriteddefence or justification?
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I accept that my noble friend was referring to flats when he gave his spiriteddefence of the low-rent test.
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Lelivre also received a promotion as a reward for leading the spiriteddefence.
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This he did, after a notably spiriteddefence from the smaller frigate.
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When we are talking about new ways to change our attitudes, it is encouraging to hear such a spiriteddefence of keeping wages and inflation under control.
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It must have been much more difficult to come and put forward as he did, the spiriteddefence of the particular matter into which his newspaper entered.
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Meanwhile, the forces on the hill received heavy fire, but returned fire and put up a spiriteddefence.
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How is it to be proved that the damage is continuing on a definite and given number of days if there is a spiriteddefence and denial of that statement?
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In view of the composition of the tribunal the result was a foregone conclusion, even though the defendants put up a spiriteddefence.
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