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defend

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de·fend /dɪˈfend/ ●●● S3 W3 verb  
1  [intransitiveI, transitiveT]DEFEND to do something in order to protect someone or something from being attacked 保护，保卫
 a struggle to defend our homeland
保卫我们祖国的斗争
defend something against/from something
 the need to defend democracy against fascism
保卫民主、反抗法西斯的需要
defend yourself (against/from somebody/something)
 advice on how women can defend themselves from sex attackers
有关妇女如何保护自己免受性侵犯的建议
defend against
 We need to defend against military aggression.
我们要防御军事侵略。
2  [transitiveT]DEFEND to use arguments to protect something or someone from criticism, or to prove that something is right 为…辩护，为…辩白，为…辩解 OPP attack
 She was always defending her husband in front of their daughter.
她在女儿面前总是为丈夫辩解。
 Students should be ready to explain and defend their views.
学生应该勇于为自己的观点进行解释和辩护。
defend somebody against/from somebody/something
 He defended his wife against rumours and allegations.
针对谣言和指控，他为妻子进行了辩护。
ndefend yourself (against/from something)
 Cooper wrote to the journal immediately, defending himself.
库珀立刻给那份刊物写信，为自己辩护。
 Register
In everyday English, people usually say stand up for someone rather than defend someone: 在日常英语中,人们一般说 stand up for someone ,而不说 defend someone
She was the only person who stood up for me at the meeting.
她是会上唯一一个为我辩护的人。
3  [transitiveT]DEFEND to do something in order to stop something from being taken away or in order to make it possible for something to continue 捍卫，维护
 the workers’ attempts to defend their interests
工人们为维护自己利益所作的努力
 We are defending the right to demonstrate.
我们在捍卫游行示威的权利。
4  [intransitiveI, transitiveT]DS to protect your own team’s end of the field in a game such as football, in order to prevent your opponents from getting points 〔在比赛中〕防守，防卫 OPP attack
 Bournemouth defended well throughout the game.
伯恩茅斯队在整场比赛中防守得很出色。
5  [transitiveT]DSCOMPETITION to take part in a competition that you won the last time it was held, and try to win it again 在竞争中保住〔原来优胜位置〕，卫冕
 The world champion was defending his title.
这位世界冠军在争取卫冕。
 the defending champion
卫冕冠军
 He is defending a Labour majority of 5,000.
他想把工党5,000票的多数局面保持下去。
6  [intransitiveI, transitiveT]SCT to be a lawyer for someone who has been charged with a crime 〔律师〕（为）〔被告〕辩护 OPP prosecute
 He had top lawyers to defend him.
他有最优秀的律师为他辩护。
n Howard, defending, said Thompson had been drinking heavily.
 THESAURUS
defend to say something to support an idea or person when other people are criticizing them 辩护
The mayor defended the action, saying that it was the best option.
市长为那次行动辩护,称那是最好的选择。
stand up for somebody/something to strongly defend someone who is being criticized, or strongly defend your ideas or your rights 为某人/某事辩护
My grandfather would always stand up for what was right.
我爷爷总是会站出来维护正义。
I don't want him fighting, but I do want him to stand up for himself.
我不是要他去打架,但我确实想让他为自己讨个公道。
stick up for somebody informal to strongly defend someone who is being criticized, especially when no one else will defend them 为某人辩护〔尤在其他人都不愿这么做时〕
The other kids tease her, but Sarah often sticks up for her.
其他孩子取笑她,但萨拉常常为她出头。
come to somebody's defence British EnglishBrE (also come to somebody's defense American EnglishAmE) to say something to defend someone who is being criticized 为某人辩护
Aitken's colleagues quickly came to his defence.
艾特肯的同事立即出来为他辩护。
Examples from the Corpus
defend• Kelly had another good solid game, making a couple of very good runs forward, and using his pace when defending.• Freis defended a local radio station in a discrimination suit.• It's difficult to defend a sport that involves hurting animals.• She has repeatedly tried to defend her husband against hostile criticism in the press.• Cox moved quickly to defend her record as state senator.• Eliot, who might have defended himself, let Shildon's bitterness go unremarked.• Carson claims he was defending himself when he struck the other man.• Carey vigorously defended his fund-raising methods.• The Fire Chief defended his staff and said that they had done everything possible to save the girl's life.• Everyone was shouting at me, and I never got a chance to defend myself.• She is the current two-time defending national rhythmic gymnastics champion.• For 42 desperate minutes Boro defended stoutly, but held on.• US troops in Panama will only be used to defend the Canal.• The castle was built in 1549 to defend the island against invaders.• Hundreds of soldiers died while defending the town.• Her speech defended the workers' right to strike.• The union said they would take action to defend their members' jobs.• For the rest of the year they wander their home ranges or defend their territories against all-comers.• But if the worst happens, you have every right to defend yourself with reasonable force.
defend yourself (against/from somebody/something)• But I will not defend myself.• Much easier to turn on poor folk like Gladys Brown, who couldn't defend themselves.• So we have to defend ourselves.• She had only meant to defend herself, but it had come out all wrong.• Dara seized a kitchen knife and tried to defend himself, but the thugs overpowered him.• Mr Greenspan could, and would, defend himself by arguing that the world had changed dramatically over the intervening decade.• In defending itself so thoroughly against the monarch, the milkweed became inseparable from the butterfly.• I defended myself when I had to, but that doesn't make me a killer.
defend yourself (against/from something)• But I will not defend myself.• Much easier to turn on poor folk like Gladys Brown, who couldn't defend themselves.• So we have to defend ourselves.• She had only meant to defend herself, but it had come out all wrong.• Dara seized a kitchen knife and tried to defend himself, but the thugs overpowered him.• Mr Greenspan could, and would, defend himself by arguing that the world had changed dramatically over the intervening decade.• In defending itself so thoroughly against the monarch, the milkweed became inseparable from the butterfly.• I defended myself when I had to, but that doesn't make me a killer.
defend ... interests• Key conflicts concern relationships between departments and the outside world; ministers are expected to help defend departmental interests.• Media groups invest huge sums on lobbying and in political donations to defend their interests.• The pro-reform directors are now organising to defend these interests.• The problem is not just one of specialist areas defending their territorial interests.• Workers' organisations were then created and expanded, with the assistance of patronage, but in order to defend workers' interests.• Everyone is defending the interests of his own farmers..• In order to insure that those who defend their interests stay in power.• We have defended Britain's interests with vigour and with success.
defending ... title• But her agent said she was still hopeful of defending her Wimbledon title.• Agassi lift: Andre Agassi's chances of defending his Wimbledon title have lifted.• While Johnson was prevented from defending his title in the United States, Ali had his taken from him.• In the Ladies' Singles, Jenny Binns is defending the title she won for the first time last year.
From Longman Business Dictionary
defendde·fend /dɪˈfend/ verb [transitiveT]LAW
1if a lawyer defends someone charged with a crime, he or she represents that person and argues that they are not guilty of the charge
2to do something in order to stop something being taken away or to make sure that something continues
The union said that they would take strike action to defend their members’ jobs.
Origin defend
(1200-1300) Old French defendre, from Latin defendere, from fendere “to hit”
de·fend verb →REGISTER1 →THESAURUS1
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