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defense
5 ENTRIES FOUND:
defense (US) noun
plural defenses
defense (US)
noun
plural defenses
Learner's definition of DEFENSE
1
: the act of defending someone or something from attack防御；保卫；守卫 — see also self-defense
[noncount]
- weapons of defense = weapons used for defense防御性武器
- They fought in defense of their country. [=they fought to defend their country]他们为保卫祖国而战。
- the body's first line of defense [=way of defending itself] against illness身体抵御疾病的第一道防线
[count]
- They put up a good defense, but the city ultimately fell to the invaders.他们顽强抵抗，但那座城市最终还是落入侵略者手中。
- They mounted a good defense.他们展开了一次漂亮的防守。
2
[count] : something that is used to protect yourself, your country, etc.防御物；防御能力；防御方法 — often + against
- The best defense is a good offense. [=the best way to defend something is to try to beat the opposite side]最好的防御是有效进攻。
- The city's defenses were not strong enough to keep out the invaders.这座城市的防御工事不够坚固，难以阻止入侵者。
- We need to improve our defenses.我们需要改进我们的防御工事。
- the nation's air and ground defenses国家的空中和地面防御能力
- We have no defense against such powerful weapons. [=we have no way to defend ourselves against such powerful weapons]我们无法抵御这些威力巨大的武器。
- the body's natural defenses against disease and infection人体对疾病和感染的天然防御
3
: the act of speaking or writing in support of someone or something that is being attacked or criticized为…辩解；拥护 — often used in the phrase in defense常用于短语in defense
[noncount]
- His friends quickly came/jumped to his defense. [=his friends began saying that he was right or good]他的朋友们立刻为他辩解。
- She spoke out in defense of justice. [=she defended justice]为维护正义，她大胆直言。
- Let me say, in her defense, that I would have done the same thing that she did.让我替她说句话：我也会像她那么做的。
- He spoke up in his own defense. [=he defended himself]他为自己申辩。
[count]
— usually singular通常用单数 - She offered no defense [=justification] for her actions.她对自己的行为未做辩解。
- We listened to a passionate/spirited defense of the governor's decision.我们聆听了一场拥护州长决定的慷慨激昂的演讲。
4
[noncount] : the things that are done by a country to protect itself from enemies防御措施 — often used before another noun常用于另一名词前
- In my view, the most important issue facing our country today is national defense.在我看来，现在我们国家面临的最重要问题就是国防。
- The candidates accused each other of being soft/weak on defense.竞选者互相指责对方的防御措施软弱。
- The President wants to increase spending on defense.总统想要增加国防开支。
- He was the Secretary of Defense under the last President.他是上届总统手下的国防部长。
- He proposed an increase in defense spending.他提议增加国防开支。
- the defense secretary/minister/department国防部长/大臣/部
- They signed a billion-dollar defense contract with the company.他们与这家公司签署了一份价值10亿美元的国防订单。
- cuts in the defense budget削减国防预算
5
a [singular] : the side of a legal case which argues that a person who is being sued or accused of a crime is innocent : the lawyer or lawyers who represent the defendant in a court case被告；辩方；辩护律师 — often used before another noun常用于另一名词前 — compare prosecution
- His friends are raising money (to pay) for his defense.他的朋友们正在筹钱给他请辩护律师。
- The defense rests, Your Honor.法官大人，辩方举证完毕。
- The defense told the jury that the prosecution had not proved its case.辩护律师告诉陪审团，控方未证明所控属实。
- defense attorneys/lawyers被告辩护律师
- a defense witness [=a person who speaks to support the defense's case]辩方证人
- He had three lawyers on his defense team.他的辩护团队有三名律师。
b [count] : the method that is used in a court case to prove that someone is innocent（法庭上的）辩护，答辩，抗辩
- Her lawyers plan to use an insanity defense. [=they will say that she was not sane when she committed the crime]她的律师们计划为她进行精神错乱辩护。
- It's a valid defense, and I think we should be able to win the case.这种辩护有效，我认为我们能够打赢这场官司。
6
/ˈdiːˌfɛns/
a : the group of players on a team who try to stop an opponent from scoring防守队员
[count]
- He ran through the defense and scored a touchdown.他突破防守队员达阵得分。
- Our team has the best defense in the league.我们球队有全联盟最好的防守队员。
- a talented defense有才干的防守队员
[noncount]
- She began the season on defense [=playing on the part of the team that defends the goal], but her coach later put her on offense.本赛季开始时她是防守队员，但之后教练安排她当进攻队员。
b [noncount] : the way that players on a team try to stop an opponent from scoring防守技巧；防守方法 — compare offense 4
- The team needs some work on its defense.这个队的防守技巧有待改善。
- These guys play good/strong/tough defense.这些球员的防守很好/强/严密。
de·fense di-ˈfen(t)s 
as antonym of "offense" often
ˈdē-ˌfen(t)s 1
a
: the act or action of defending
b
law : the denial, answer, or plea (see plea sense 2b) of one against whom a criminal or civil action is brought : a defendant 's denial, answer, or plea
2
b
sports : ability to keep an opponent from scoring in a game or contest : defensive play or ability
3
defensed; defensing
sports
: to take specific defensive action against (an opposing team or player or an offensive play) : to attempt to keep (an opponent or play) from scoring in a game or contest
Synonyms
Example Sentences
Noun They put up a good defense, but the city ultimately fell to the invaders. They mounted a good defense. The city's defenses were not strong enough to keep out the invaders. We need to improve our defenses. the nation's air and ground defenses
Recent Examples on the Web
Evan Gershkovich, WSJ, 14 Sep. 2022 Aiden Luckenbaugh and Zach Maryanski scored in each half, converting set-piece from Cooper Santos, and Century’s defense withstood a sustained second-half rally and late Dulaney goal to power the Knights to a 2-1 win over the host Lions. Colin Murphy, Baltimore Sun, 14 Sep. 2022 Knowles was brought in to fix a defense that’s had one good year since Ryan Day took over as head coach. Stephen Means, cleveland, 14 Sep. 2022 Despite that defense, Amazon's market power has been a subject of scrutiny from lawmakers and advocacy groups calling for stricter antitrust regulations. Haleluya Hadero, ajc, 14 Sep. 2022 On Tuesday, Armenia called on Russia to implement a 1997 defense treaty that stipulates the countries will defend each other’s territorial integrity and sovereignty in the event of an attack by a foreign country. Tara Subramaniam, CNN, 14 Sep. 2022 Pate was a lifelong resident of Georgia and had more than 25 years of experience in both criminal defense and civil litigation, according to his firm's website. Abigail Adams, Peoplemag, 14 Sep. 2022 The commission was created in the next year’s defense policy bill. Alex Horton, Anchorage Daily News, 14 Sep. 2022 Stanford had just mounted a seven-minute, 13-play drive, rolling over the Trojans’ defense with relative ease. Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2022 Richard Obert, The Arizona Republic, 9 Sep. 2022 The Eagles deployed him from receiver to cornerback, shifting Prentice to defense one game week when a few players tested positive for COVID-19. Nick Alvarez | Nalvarez@al.com, al, 7 Sep. 2022 Mickelson was not called to testify; his attorney had told both the prosecution and defense his client would invoke his Fifth Amendment rights. Gene Wang, Washington Post, 15 May 2022 Dorow consented to defense requests to close a portion of the four-hour hearing, an issue to which the Waukesha County District Attorney's Office did not object. Jim Riccioli, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 29 Mar. 2022 Not exactly a stellar performance considering Ohio State scored 44 first-half points against a compromised version of that same Hoosiers defense two weeks earlier. Nathan Baird, cleveland, 8 Nov. 2021 Opponents have converted 59% of their third-down plays against Miami, making the Dolphins defense the NFL's worst in those situations. Scott Horner, The Indianapolis Star, 30 Sep. 2021 Only then can defense attorneys and the public challenge the plan, Gilmer said. Ken Ritter, Star Tribune, 20 May 2021 All-American, but the Gators moved the bulky lineman to defense. Adam Lichtenstein, sun-sentinel.com, 28 Apr. 2021 See More
Noun
At a central market one afternoon this week, two explosions could be heard rumbling in the distance in quick succession, which shoppers identified as Belgorod’s air defense missile systems at work. Evan Gershkovich, WSJ, 14 Sep. 2022 Aiden Luckenbaugh and Zach Maryanski scored in each half, converting set-piece from Cooper Santos, and Century’s defense withstood a sustained second-half rally and late Dulaney goal to power the Knights to a 2-1 win over the host Lions. Colin Murphy, Baltimore Sun, 14 Sep. 2022 Knowles was brought in to fix a defense that’s had one good year since Ryan Day took over as head coach. Stephen Means, cleveland, 14 Sep. 2022 Despite that defense, Amazon's market power has been a subject of scrutiny from lawmakers and advocacy groups calling for stricter antitrust regulations. Haleluya Hadero, ajc, 14 Sep. 2022 On Tuesday, Armenia called on Russia to implement a 1997 defense treaty that stipulates the countries will defend each other’s territorial integrity and sovereignty in the event of an attack by a foreign country. Tara Subramaniam, CNN, 14 Sep. 2022 Pate was a lifelong resident of Georgia and had more than 25 years of experience in both criminal defense and civil litigation, according to his firm's website. Abigail Adams, Peoplemag, 14 Sep. 2022 The commission was created in the next year’s defense policy bill. Alex Horton, Anchorage Daily News, 14 Sep. 2022 Stanford had just mounted a seven-minute, 13-play drive, rolling over the Trojans’ defense with relative ease. Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2022 Verb
Dom Ochoa, who made the move from quarterback to just defense this year. Richard Obert, The Arizona Republic, 9 Sep. 2022 The Eagles deployed him from receiver to cornerback, shifting Prentice to defense one game week when a few players tested positive for COVID-19. Nick Alvarez | Nalvarez@al.com, al, 7 Sep. 2022 Mickelson was not called to testify; his attorney had told both the prosecution and defense his client would invoke his Fifth Amendment rights. Gene Wang, Washington Post, 15 May 2022 Dorow consented to defense requests to close a portion of the four-hour hearing, an issue to which the Waukesha County District Attorney's Office did not object. Jim Riccioli, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 29 Mar. 2022 Not exactly a stellar performance considering Ohio State scored 44 first-half points against a compromised version of that same Hoosiers defense two weeks earlier. Nathan Baird, cleveland, 8 Nov. 2021 Opponents have converted 59% of their third-down plays against Miami, making the Dolphins defense the NFL's worst in those situations. Scott Horner, The Indianapolis Star, 30 Sep. 2021 Only then can defense attorneys and the public challenge the plan, Gilmer said. Ken Ritter, Star Tribune, 20 May 2021 All-American, but the Gators moved the bulky lineman to defense. Adam Lichtenstein, sun-sentinel.com, 28 Apr. 2021 See More Word History
Etymology
Noun
Middle English defense, defence, borrowed from Anglo-French defens, defense, defence, borrowed from Medieval Latin dēfensa, dēfensum (Late Latin dēfensa "vengeance"), nominal derivatives from feminine and neuter of Latin dēfensus, past participle of dēfendere "to ward off, defend"
Verb
derivative of defense entry 1
First Known Use
Noun
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
Verb
1932, in the meaning defined above
Time Traveler
The first known use of defense was in the 14th century Phrases Containing defense
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