1. 防御，保卫，保护，防护，防备
2. 辩护；答辩
3. 防御物，防卫物
4. 国防，防务
5. 【律】答辩，抗辩
6. 【律】被告，被告一方（包括被告及其辩护律师）
7. 【军】防御工事，堡垒
8. 护身术
9. 《防务》月刊

1. [U][C]防御,保卫,保护 fighting against people who attack, or keeping away dangerous people or things
2. [P]防御工事 means, methods, or things used in defending
3. [S]辩护,答辩 arguments used in defending oneself

1. (psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires

2. (sports) the team that is trying to prevent the other team from scoring;

   "his teams are always good on defense"
   

3. the defendant and his legal advisors collectively;

   "the defense called for a mistrial"
   

4. an organization of defenders that provides resistance against attack;

   "he joined the defense against invasion"
   

5. the speech act of answering an attack on your assertions;

   "his refutation of the charges was short and persuasive"
   "in defense he said the other man started it"
   

6. the justification for some act or belief;

   "he offered a persuasive defense of the theory"
   

7. a structure used to defend against attack;

   "the artillery battered down the defenses"
   

8. a defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him;

   "he gave evidence for the defense"
   

9. (military) military action or resources protecting a country against potential enemies;

   "they died in the defense of Stalingrad"
   "they were developed for the defense program"
   

10. protection from harm;

    "sanitation is the best defense against disease"
    

11. the act of defending someone or something against attack or injury;

    "a good boxer needs a good defense"
    "defense against hurricanes is an urgent problem"
    

1.防御;保卫;保护
defence is action that is taken to protect someone or something against attack.

e.g. The land was flat, giving no scope fordefence...
这一地区非常平坦，根本没法进行防御。
e.g. By wielding a knife indefence you run the risk of having it used against you.
若是挥刀自卫，有可能会被夺去而反受其害。

2.国防;军事防御
defence is the organization of a country's armies and weapons, and their use to protect the country or its interests.

e.g. Twenty eight percent of the federal budget is spent on defense.
28%的联邦预算用于国防。
e.g. ...the Frenchdefence minister.
法国国防部长

3.(国家或地区的)防御力量
Thedefences of a country or region are all its armed forces and weapons.

e.g. ...the need to maintain Britain's defences at a sufficiently high level.
维持英国的防御力量在足够高水平之上的需要

4.防御物;防卫手段
Adefence is something that people or animals can use or do to protect themselves.

e.g. The immune system is our maindefence against disease...
人体的免疫系统是抵御疾病的主要屏障。
e.g. The boy could have felt sorry for himself and become depressed, or he could have adopted hardened cynicism as a defense.
这个男孩本有可能自怜自哀、抑郁消沉，也有可能采取冷酷的愤世嫉俗态度来保护自己。

5.辩护;辩解
Adefence is something that you say or write which supports ideas or actions that have been criticized or questioned.

defence的意思

e.g. Chomsky'sdefence of his approach goes further...
乔姆斯基对自己方法的辩护不止于此。
e.g. The Party Congress has closed with a spiriteddefence of the government's economic programme from the Deputy Prime Minister...
党代表大会以副总理对政府经济计划热烈的辩护拉上了帷幕。

6.(法庭上被告的)辩护，答辩
In a court of law, an accused person'sdefence is the process of presenting evidence in their favour.

e.g. He has insisted on conducting his owndefence.
他坚持自己进行辩护。

7.(被告律师的)辩护方法（或理由）;辩护律师
The defence is the case that is presented by a lawyer in a trial for the person who has been accused of a crime. You can also refer to this person's lawyers asthe defence .

defence的翻译

e.g. Thedefence was that the records of the interviews were fabricated by the police...
辩护论点为问讯记录是警方捏造的。
e.g. Thedefence pleaded insanity, but the defendant was found guilty and sentenced.
辩护律师申辩称被告精神错乱，但最后被告还是被认定有罪并判刑。

8.(足球、曲棍球等运动中的)防守（队员）
In games such as football or hockey, thedefence is the group of players in a team who try to stop the opposing players scoring a goal or a point.

e.g. Theirdefence, so strong last season, has now conceded 12 goals in six games...
他们的防守上个赛季牢不可破，但在本赛季的 6 场比赛里已经丢了 12 个球。
e.g. I still prefer to play indefence.
我还是更喜欢打防守。

9.替…辩护;为…辩解
If you cometo someone'sdefence, you help them by doing or saying something to protect them.

e.g. He realized none of his schoolmates would come to his defense...
他意识到没有一个同学会挺身为他辩护。
e.g. Tony sprang to thedefence of the 21-year-old, saying he was not to blame.
托尼马上站出来为那个 21 岁的男孩辩护，说那不是他的错。

1. defence

1. 防卫：你发现你自己对着主教和对着表演空中飞人的艺人都讲同样的话时,你的销售生涯大概就差不多了. 一个推销员的销售能力,牵涉到工作的干劲、投入的时间,以及对产品的了解......我们可以从两方面来探讨--出击(attack)与防卫(defence)......

2. 防御：ADPK指英雄的四项基本技能攻击(Attack)、防御(defence)、魔法力量(Power)和知识(Knowledge). 关于宝物:由于好多人用的是英文版,因此,对于宝物的名称许多人并不见得记得住. 因此,常常用其功能来代替. 比如士气+1. 士气+1的宝物有很多,

1. Whether a gun is a weapon of offence or a weapon of defence depends upon which end of it you are at.
   枪是攻击武器还是防御武器视你的目的而定。
2. Wanda's defence denied Taishan the winning goal.
   万达队的防守使泰山队无法赢球。
3. Most countries have armies for their defence.
   多数国家都有用于防御的军队。
4. Leagues are commonly made for mutual defence.
   结成联盟往往是为了共同防御。
5. The defence of the country is everyone's affair.
   保卫祖国,人人有责。
6. A strong army and a strong airforce are indispensible to the defence of a land locked country.
   一个强有力的陆军和一个强有力的空军对于保卫一个内陆国家来说是必不可少的。
7. Mountains are a defence against the wind.
   山脉是防风的屏障。
8. The high wall was built as a defence against intruders.
   修建这堵高墙作为屏障以防外人闯入。
9. They are busy making the soldiers do defence work.
   他们正忙于布置士兵们做防务工作。
10. They planned the defence of the town.
    他们定出了该城的防御计划。
11. Herbalism is a way of helping the body to build up its natural defences to illness by using plants or herbs.
    草药学提倡应用植物或药草的疗效来增加人体的自然抵抗力,使机体不受疾病的侵袭。
12. Antibodies are the body's defences against infection.
    抗体是身体抵御感染的武器。
13. The defences of the city are strong.
    城市的防御工事很稳固。
14. The country's defences are weak.
    该国的防御能力薄弱。
15. The defence will appeal the case to the Supreme Court.
    被告方将案件向最高法院上诉。
16. The defence argues that the evidence is weak.
    辩护律师提出理由认为证据不充分。
17. He has been brought in to strengthen the defence.
    请他来是为了加强后卫的力量。
18. She plays in defence.
    她打后卫。
19. A lot of money is spent on defence.
    国防方面的开支很大。

in defence of

保卫,捍卫 fighting against people

• What are your weapons of defence?

  出自：A. Radcliffe

• Attack is the best form of defence.

  出自：Proverb

• We did a pretty poor job of defensing him and even when we played good defence against him it didn't seem to help.

  出自：Montreal Star

1. defence的基本意思是“防御”“保卫”。指保护城池,防御敌人的进攻等。引申可指法律上的“答辩,辩护”。
2. defence作“防务,防御工事”解时多用复数。
3. the defence意思是“辩护律师”“后卫”。
4. defence在美式英语中常写作defense。

他们决心为保卫城市而战斗到底。

误 They are determined to fight to the last in the defence of the city.

正 They are determined to fight to the last in defence of the city.

她为了捍卫自己,毫不拘束地说出自己的意见。

误 She spoke up in defence from herself.

正 She spoke up in defence of herself.

析 in defence of是习惯用语, defence前不加a或the。其中of不能换为其他介词。

城堡的坚固墙壁起了抵御侵略者的作用。

误 The strong walls of the castle served as a good defence from the attackers.

正 The strong walls of the castle served as a good defence against the attackers.

析 作“抵御…”解时, defence一般与 against 连用。

• ☆ 直接源自近代拉丁语的defensa；最初源自拉丁语的defendere，意为避开打击。