| 单词 | defend |
| 释义 | defend (once / 44 pages) v Defend has different shades of meaning, but it always has the sense of protecting something — your ideas, for instance, or your title as world heavyweight champion. If you order the blood sausage and lamb when you're out to eat with your vegan friends, you may have to defend your eating habits, meaning speak up in support of your choices. Defend can also be something more concrete, like when you defend your property or your country. The lawyer who represents someone accused of a crime is there to defend the accused person — who is called the defendant — and to argue his case in court. WORD FAMILYdefend: defence, defendable, defendant, defended, defender, defending, defends, defensible, defensive+/defence: defenceless, defences, self-defence/defenceless: defencelessly, defencelessness/defendable: undefendable/defendant: co-defendant, defendants/defender: defenders/defensible: defensibility, defensibly, indefensible/defensive: defensively, defensiveness, defensives/indefensible: indefensibly USAGE EXAMPLESThe early signs were far from positive for the defending champion, who looked very rusty as world No63 won the opening four games. The Guardian(Jan 02, 2017) Pegula defended the Bills at a time critics are questioning the team’s direction. Seattle Times(Jan 02, 2017) However the backlash prompted him to defend the proposal in a Facebook post last week. The Guardian(Jan 02, 2017) 1v protect against a challenge or attack Syn|Hyper guard, hold hold take and maintain control over, often by violent means protect shield from danger, injury, destruction, or damage 2v protect or fight for as a champion Syn|Hyper champion back, endorse, indorse, plump for, plunk for, support be behind; approve of 3v fight against or resist strongly Syn|Hypo|Hyper fight, fight back, fight down, oppose recalcitrate show strong objection or repugnance; manifest vigorous opposition or resistance; be obstinately disobedient fend, resist, standwithstand the force of something hold out, resist, stand firm, withstandstand up or offer resistance to somebody or something drive back, fight off, rebuff, repel, repulseforce or drive back stand outbe stubborn in resolution or resistance stand uprefuse to back down; remain solid under criticism or attack outbraveresist bravely hold offresist and fight to a standoff remain firm, standhold one's ground; maintain a position; be steadfast or upright defy, hold, hold up, withstandresist or confront with resistance contend, fight, struggle be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight 4v be on the defensive; act against an attack Ant|Hypo|Hyper assail, attack launch an attack or assault on; begin hostilities or start warfare with aggress, attacktake the initiative and go on the offensive bulwark defend with a bulwark protectshield from danger, injury, destruction, or damage ward offavert, turn away, or repel arrest, check, contain, hold back, stop, turn backhold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of cover forprovide an excuse or alibi for someone so as to cover up guilt cut down, cut outintercept (a player) immunise, immunizelaw: grant immunity from prosecution overprotectprotect excessively look outto protect someone's interests coverhold within range of an aimed firearm guard, wardwatch over or shield from danger or harm; protect guard, holdprotect against a challenge or attack screen, shieldprotect, hide, or conceal from danger or harm charmprotect through supernatural powers or charms fence, fence in, palisade, surround, wallsurround with a wall in order to fortify safeguardmake safe coverprotect or defend (a position in a game) coverbe responsible for guarding an opponent in a game mothproofprotect from moths body guardaccompany and protect from physical harm insuretake out insurance for coverto take an action to protect against future problems keep, preservemaintain in safety from injury, harm, or danger keep, prevent stop (someone or something) from doing something or being in a certain state 5v argue or speak in defense of Syn|Hypo|Hyper fend for, support apologise, apologize, excuse, justify, rationalise, rationalize defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning stand up, stick updefend against attack or criticism upholdstand up for; stick up for; of causes, principles, or ideals color, colour, glossgive a deceptive explanation or excuse for pleadoffer as an excuse or plea extenuate, mitigate, palliatelessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of argue, reason present reasons and arguments 6v state or assert Syn|Hypo|Hyper maintain vindicate maintain, uphold, or defend affirm say yes to 7v be the defense counsel for someone in a trial Syn|Ant represent prosecute bring a criminal action against (in a trial) |
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