| 词汇 | defence |
| 释义 | defence noun UK(USdefense)uk /dɪˈfens/ us /dɪˈfens/ defencenoun (PROTECTION)A2[ U ] the act of protecting someone or something against attack or criticism : 保护，防护;防御;辩护 in defence ofHe published an essay in defence of the freedom of the press. in the defence ofThese people have died in the defence of liberty. come to someone's defenceShe angrily came to her friend's defence. leap to someone's defenceWhen she insulted his family, he leapt to their defence (= defended them quickly). See also self-defenceUK [ C or U ] something that provides protection against attack from enemies, or against something dangerous such as weather or an infection: defence againstThe rebels' only form of defence against the soldiers' guns was sticks and stones. The towers were once an important part of the city's defences. She called for new flood defences to be built. A good diet helps build the body's natural defences. [ U ] the systems, organizations, parts of a country's government, etc. that are involved in a country protecting itself against attack: The war has ended but government spending on defence is still increasing. the Ministry of Defence a defence secretary/minister/spokesperson the defence budget [ C ] a piece of writing or speech that supports something or someone that has been criticized: defence ofThe book is a closely argued defence of the economic theory of Keynes. Whenever anyone criticizes her husband, she immediately jumps to his defence. "Shut up," she said, leaping to her friend's defence. Huge sums of money are spent on national defence.巨额的钱财都投入到了国防上。 They have been strengthening their border defences in preparation for war.他们一直在为备战强化边防。 Why is our defence budget so high? They put up a sturdy defence of their proposal.他们坚定地为自己的提议辩护。 Defending and protecting air defence anti-bug anti-mosquito baby bandobast cocoon duck duck and coveridiom embedded featherbedding fight back hedge insulate poisonous security camera security light self-protective self-protectiveness shelter smother You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Backing, supporting & defending The armed forces generally UK politics: government departments & organizations defencenoun (IN LAW)[ S or U ] an argument or explanation that you use to prove that you are not guilty of something: 辩护，辩解;辩词 The judge remarked that ignorance was not a valid defence.法官说无知不能成为有效的辩护理由。 in defence ofAll I can say, in defence of my actions, is that I had little choice.我只能以别无选择来为自己的行为辩解。 [ S ] the things said in court to prove that a person did not commit a crime: （法庭）辩护;辩词，答辩 conduct someone's defenceShe said that she didn't want a lawyer and was going to conduct her own defence.她说她不需要律师，要自己辩护。 the defenceC2 the person or people in a law case who have been accused of doing something illegal, and their lawyer(s): 辩方;辩方律师 a witness for the defence辩方证人 a defence lawyer辩方律师 Court cases, orders & decisions actionable actionably administer admissibility admissible extinguishment extrajudicial extrajudicially fatal accident inquiry federal case pettifoggery pettifogging plea bargain plea bargaining pleading the Webster ruling waiver walk walk freeidiom wardship You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Lawyers & legal officials People appearing in court defencenoun (SPORT)B1[ S or U ] in some sports, the part of a team that tries to prevent the other team from scoring goals or points: （体育比赛中参赛队的）防线，后卫线 a strong defence强有力的防线 I play in defence.我是防守队员。 The team has a strong attack, but its defence is weak.这支球队攻击力强大，但防守很薄弱。 Competitors & participants in sports & games anchorman attacker back four baller ballplayer challenger competitor jumper logroller long-jumper longboarder major league mid-table opponent retire torero toxophilite traceur trampolinist trialist defencenoun (CHESS)[ C or U ] games specialized in the game of chess, a particular set of moves used by the person playing with the black pieces: （国际象棋的）防御（黑棋的布局和走法） What defence did you use in that last game?上场比赛中你用了什么防御法？ Board games backgammon bishop blitz board game castle Chinese chequers Chutes and Ladders counterplay draught endgame forfeit gambit pawn pin queen queenside re-roll resign square stalemate defence | Business Englishdefence noun UK(USdefense)uk /dɪˈfens/us [ S or U ] LAW an argument or explanation which you use to prove that you are not guilty of something: Now he says he's done nothing wrong, and I assume that will be his defence in court. a defense attorney/lawyer the defence[ S ] LAW the person or people in a law case who have been accused of doing something illegal, and the lawyer or lawyers who are representing them: He claims that official documents of vital importance to the defence were not available. Compare prosecution [ C ] a method used by a company to avoid having another company take control of it: The chief executive led a vigorous takeover defence. One possible defence strategy is to mount a higher counter-bid for the parent company. See alsocrown jewels defence Pacman defence Examples of defencedefence What remains is to argue for (3) and discuss the upshot of this defence. They took charge of day-to-day administration and defence planning. Only then need the lawyer start to think about the nature of any kind of defence strategy. Anti-predator defence mechanisms may have evolved during the process that enabled these tadpole species to occupy large permanent streams, which often shelter predatory fishes. His defence of sambandham occupies precisely that normative terrain, used in the legal discourse to deny legal sanction to it. Often it is difficult to distinguish costs of actual defence from the negative effects of the parasite. Subjective views are all very well for people, but for the defence of the environment we need a more scientific approach. These behavioural defences include parasite evasion and possibly the reduction of ingestion rates. Resistance will also not evolve if the costs of actual defence are greater than the negative effect the parasite has on the host. She acknowledges her inferior position by gesture, movement and posture, knowing that her deference and submissiveness are her best defences at the early stages. There was more ideological excitement to be gained by fighting for the defence of organized religion against its enemies. However, the great length of the outer enclosures and the many causeways that crossed them surely precluded their use for defence against determined enemies. It is, of course, true that earlier thinkers sought to justify their faith through the defence of metaphysical claims. The latter has seen its influence shrink dramatically, and it is unsurprising that the current stance is often one of protection and defence. The defence attacks the second witness claim by pointing out the corroborative evidence that the witness is biased (17). See all examples of defence These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. Collocations withdefencedefenceThese are words often used in combination with defence. Click on a collocation to see more examples of it. adequate defence However, it would seem that an adequatedefence of purpose theory must address it. anti-aircraft defence It has since been steadily robbed as a field force in order to create an anti-aircraft defence force. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 collective defence The content of their discussions merely focused on the constitutionality of peacekeeping and its relevance to collectivedefence. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. See all collocations with defence |
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