| 单词 | defenceless |
| 释义 | defenceless (once / 2235 pages) adjadv WORD FAMILY defenceless: defencelessly, defencelessness+/defence: defenceless, defences, self-defence/defend: defence, defendable, defendant, defended, defender, defending, defends, defensible, defensive/defendable: undefendable/defendant: co-defendant, defendants/defender: defenders/defensible: defensibility, defensibly, indefensible/defensive: defensively, defensiveness, defensives/indefensible: indefensibly USAGE EXAMPLES“When my father abused me, I was young. I had no power, no voice. I was defenceless,” she said. The Guardian(Oct 22, 2016) However, Roger Thomas, prosecuting, said: “This was the killing of a defenceless woman by a jealous and dangerous man.” The Guardian(Oct 19, 2016) His ability to target the defenceless - teenagers in care, patients recovering in hospital, children from troubled homes - helps explain why he wasn't caught. BBC(Sep 30, 2016) 1adj lacking protection or support Syn defenseless vulnerable susceptible to attack 2adj lacking weapons for self-defense Syn defenseless unarmed (used of persons or the military) not having or using arms 3adv without defense Syn defencelessly, defenseless, defenselessly |
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