单词 | defend |
释义 | defend v.tr. (also absol.)   1. (often foll. by against, from) resist an attack made on; protect (a person or thing) from harm or danger.   2. support or uphold by argument; speak or write in favour of.   3. conduct the case for (a defendant in a lawsuit). Derivatives defendable adj. defender n. Etymology: ME f. OF defendre f. L defendere: cf. OFFEND |
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