n. 1.防御，防备。 2.保卫，保护；辩护。 3.防卫物；〔pl.〕 【军事】防御工事，堡垒。 4.护身术。 5.【法律】(被告的)抗辩，答辩；被告一方(包括被告及其辩护律师)。 6.【体育】守方。 短语和例子 legal defence 正当防卫。 line of defence 【军事】防线。 national defence 国防。 The best defence is offence. 最好的防御是进攻，先下手为强。 counsel for the defence (刑事被告的)辩护人。 a defence against an attack 防御(敌人的)进攻。 defence in depth 纵深防御。 in defence of 以防卫，为保护…，为…辩护。 put oneself in the state of defence 摆开防御姿势。 the D- of the Realm Act 〔英国〕国防条例〔略 DORA,1914年8月的法令，规定政府在战争期间有广泛的权力〕。 the science [art] of defence 护身术[拳术、剑术等]。
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" 同义词：defense,
protection from harm; "sanitation is the best defense against disease" 同义词：defense,
(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" 同义词：defense, defensive measure,
a defendant''s answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him; "he gave evidence for the defense" 同义词：defense, denial, demurrer,
a structure used to defend against attack; "the artillery battered down the defenses" 同义词：defensive structure, defense,
the justification for some act or belief; "he offered a persuasive defense of the theory" 同义词：defense, vindication,
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" 同义词：refutation, defense,
an organization of defenders that provides resistance against attack; "he joined the defense against invasion" 同义词：defense, defense force, defence force,
the defendant and his legal advisors collectively; "the defense called for a mistrial" 同义词：defense, defense team, defense lawyers,
(sports) the team that is trying to prevent the other team from scoring; "his teams are always good on defense" 同义词：defense, defending team,
(psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires 同义词：defense mechanism, defense reaction, defence mechanism, defence reaction, defense,
例句与用法
1.
This is an alliance for offensive and defence . 这是一个攻守同盟。
2.
The walls of york were strong defences . 约克郡的城墙曾经是坚固的防御工事。
3.
He gave his life in defence of his country . 他在保卫祖国的时候付出了生命。
4.
The urgent need for defence had also vanished . 寻求保护的迫切感也早就消失。
5.
The best defence is offence . 最好的防御是进攻，先下手为强。
6.
The lawyer produced a clever defence of his client . 律师机智地为委托人辩护。
7.
Most countries have armies for their defence . 大多数国家都有保卫国家的军队。
8.
The yanshan hills provide a natural defence for beijing . 燕山是北京的天然屏障。
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Here the enemy's defences were the most formidable . 这里敌人的防御工事是最坚固的。
10.
The prosecution makes certain changes against the defence . 原告对被告提出若干指控。
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