| 单词 | defend |
| 释义 | defend (dɪfend ) Word forms: defends , defending , defended 1. verb B1+ If you defend someone or something, you take action in order to protect them. Every man who could fight was now committed to defend the ridge. [VERB noun] His courage in defending religious and civil rights inspired many outside the church. [VERB noun] They would have killed him if he had not defended himself. [VERB pronoun-reflexive] Synonyms: protect, cover, guard, screen 2. verb B2 If you defend someone or something when they have been criticized, you argue in support of them. Matt defended all of Clarence's decisions, right or wrong. [VERB noun] The author defended herself against charges of plagiarism. [V pron-refl against n] Police chiefs strongly defended police conduct against a wave of criticism. [V n against n] Synonyms: support, champion, justify, maintain 3. verb When a lawyer defends a person who has been accused of something, the lawyer argues on their behalf in a court of law that the charges are not true. ...a lawyer who defended political prisoners during the military regime. [VERB noun] He has hired a lawyer to defend him against the allegations. [VERB noun + against] Guy Powell, defending, told magistrates: 'It's a sad and disturbing case.' [VERB] 4. verb When a sports player plays in the tournament which they won the previous time it was held, you can say that they are defending their title. [journalism] The reigning champion expects to defend her title successfully next year. [VERB noun] India had to struggle to beat defending champions South Korea 2-0. [VERB-ing] Idioms: go to the stake to defend something [mainly British, old-fashioned] to be absolutely certain that you are right about something, and to be prepared to suffer the consequences of defending it English biologist Thomas Henry Huxley was prepared to go to the stake to defend Darwin's theory of evolution. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Collocations: defend a lawsuit Paramount intends to defend the lawsuit vigorously. Times, Sunday Times The court said that the banks would have to defend the lawsuit brought by investors who claimed that the manipulation could have left them in a 'worse position'. Times, Sunday Times Bad faith can occur in either situationby improperly refusing to defend a lawsuit or by improperly refusing to pay a judgment or settlement of a covered lawsuit. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The clinic and the doctors deny any wrongdoing and are defending the lawsuit. Times, Sunday Times Fink defended the lawsuit and quickly had the case dismissed. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Workers with no background in technology will be recruited to an 'elite' force to defend the nation against cyberattacks through a ten-week bootcamp. Times, Sunday Times As head of state and commander of the army, she has the constitutional power to take extraordinary steps to defend the nation. Globe and Mail The primary missions are to defend the nation and protect the territorial integrity of the country. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The government's official stance was dedication to maintaining a blue-water navy, primarily in order to defend the nation and contribute to regional security. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Disrupting or even disabling the infrastructure may reduce the ability to defend the nation, erode public confidence in critical services, and reduce economic strength. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Here in ordinary times a garrison was maintained to defend the pass from brigands. Times, Sunday Times He finished the season with one interception, 40 tackles, and four passes defended. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Over that span, he had 61 total tackles, eight passes defended, and four interceptions. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 As a senior, on defense, he had four interceptions and eight passes defended. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He also had a career-high 12 passes defended that season. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Then, as part of the debating and decision-making process, he would have had to publicly defend his position. Christianity Today I could strongly defend my position by throwing out something about the 'rule of law,' and move on. Christianity Today They keep their guard up and are ready to defend their position on any issue in question. Christianity Today I was third and had to defend my position. The Sun I'm delighted to see him defend his position. The Sun His fellow panellists were criticised for failing to defend the principle of migration. Times, Sunday Times To defend that principle, they had to raise interest rates in the middle of a recession. Times, Sunday Times Opposition politicians, while agreeing with his message, hurried to defend the principle that military commanders must not defy their elected masters. Times, Sunday Times He rightly defended the principles of 'responsible' free-market capitalism, while warning bankers that they should pay to help to clear up the mess they created. Times, Sunday Times Then they should start defending the principle of a system that ensures that those who benefit from a university education contribute to the cost of it. The Sun He has explicitly called for his followers to defend their right to form militias and wield arms. The Times Literary Supplement I would defend his right to hold these views. Times, Sunday Times Several of the competition's entrants have been criticised for their sport but fiercely defend their right to hunt. The Sun But we must surely also defend his right to privacy. Times, Sunday Times I expect people to be critical of me and defend their right to do so. Times, Sunday Times Some species of bird sing duets to defend their territory, with each learning a part so that they sound like one bird. Times, Sunday Times Its presence will be tolerated because it will help to defend the territory against intruders. Times, Sunday Times It's natural to defend your territory so you try extra hard. Times, Sunday Times Human beings have a territorial instinct and will fight to defend their territory as fiercely as robins. Times, Sunday Times They are one of the few species that hold and defend a territory in winter, and there are many more claimants for space than there were. Times, Sunday Times It was about being involved in the tournament again and having the opportunity to defend the title. The Sun He failed to defend his title in 1975. Times, Sunday Times He was the defending champion, the one who would actually go on to successfully defend his title. Times, Sunday Times The 33-year-old won't defend the title he won last year after a chest infection and knee injury disrupted his training. The Sun Then came injury and the disappointment of being unable to defend his title. The Sun And we will defend liberty with our lives. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He argued that, while libertarians (whom he called liberals) could ally with conservatives in the short term, any fusion of the two movements would undermine their ability to defend liberty. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It describes how he viewed each stage of the revolution, from hope to horror, and how it caused him to turn from his contemporary politics while still defending liberty. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They had to defend strongly in the last few minutes to preserve their win, even though any other result would have been a travesty on the run of play. Times, Sunday Times Defended strongly and stuck to his task well. The Sun Villa looked confident going forward and defended strongly until the closing stages. Times, Sunday Times A team that scores goals, creates many chances and defends strongly. Times, Sunday Times They will stay to defend their homeland, whatever further devastation ensues. Times, Sunday Times The report says that the most efficient savings in the defence budget can be found from the forces that exist to defend the homeland against conventional attack. Times, Sunday Times He said his son knew the dangers, but had decided to defend his homeland. Times, Sunday Times All the kingdoms were united by this common enemy and were galvanized to share resources to defend the homeland. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Only they were defending the homeland; but what were we doing? Times, Sunday Times It has learnt over the past five years that it has no other effective sanctions with which to defend the integrity of its market and maintain trust. Times,Sunday Times This team will defend the integrity of enforcement equipment and help us win high-profile cases. Times, Sunday Times In order to defend the integrity of that nation we shed the best of our blood and fought against our own brothers. The Times Literary Supplement It has also highlighted a group of observers who defended the integrity of the recent election. Times, Sunday Times He once spent 21,000 of taxpayers' money hiring lawyers to defend his reputation, a move that was duly ridiculed in the newspapers. Times, Sunday Times His supporters and friends have also spoken out, making robust attempts to defend his reputation. Times, Sunday Times It will be a challenge to defend my reputation as a top scorer. Times, Sunday Times The edits attempted to cover up some of his insecurities and defend his reputation. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He returned in 1921 to defend his reputation and was sentenced to ten years imprisonment but was granted amnesty after spending three years in jail. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Spawning pairs are strongly territorial and usually both partners defend vigorously their territory against neighboring pairs. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 On other occasions he defended vigorously the constitutional protection of free speech, while expressing personal distaste for some of its consequences. Times, Sunday Times Looking pale, and with her voice often tremulous, she nevertheless defended vigorously the school's actions over the past year. Times, Sunday Times Despite his advanced age, he defended vigorously the rights of his diocese. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He defended vigorously the newly implemented universal health care and regional development programs as means of making society more just. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 保卫 Japanese: 防御する |
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