1 (BrE) (NAmEdefense) action to protect sb/sth from attack防護ADJECTIVE | VERB + DEFENCE/DEFENSE | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤adequate, effective充分的/有效的防禦▸➤immune, natural免疫防禦;天生的抵抗力◇the body's natural defence against viruses身體對病毒的自然抵抗力➤homeland, national, territorial國土防禦;國防;領土防禦▸➤air空防▸➤civil民防▸➤nuclear核防禦VERB + DEFENCE/DEFENSE➤come to, leap to, rush to, spring to出來/跳起來/趕緊/挺身而出保護◇He always sprang to Rose's defence when Ed tried to criticize her.他總在埃德想批評羅絲時站出來為她說話。PREPOSITION➤in defence of為保衞⋯◇to fight in defence of your country為保衞國家而戰➤defence against對⋯的抵禦◇defence against attacks from the north抵禦來自北方的進攻PHRASES➤weapons of defence防禦武器defence
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2 (BrE) (NAmEdefense) sth that protects sb/sth from sth防禦物ADJECTIVE | VERB + DEFENCE/DEFENSE | DEFENCE/DEFENSE + NOUN | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤effective, strong有效的/強大的防禦物▸➤coastal, sea海岸/海上防禦工事➤perimeter (NAmE) 環形防禦◇Perimeter defences around airports and government buildings should be strengthened.機場和政府大樓周邊的環形防禦應予以加強。➤anti-missile, missile反導彈/導彈防禦VERB + DEFENCE/DEFENSE➤put up建造防禦工事◇They put up an effective defence against the guerrilla forces.他們築起了有效抵禦游擊隊襲擾的防禦工事。➤bolster, improve, strengthen增強/改善/鞏固防禦➤weaken削弱防禦▸➤destroy, overcome, overwhelm毀壞/攻破/摧毀防禦◇With her tears she completely overwhelmed his defences.她用眼淚徹底攻破了他的防線。➤build, build up, rebuild建立/加固/重建防禦工事◇They are building up defences along the river.他們正在加固沿河的防禦工事。➤breach, penetrate破壞/突破防禦工事◇The sea breached the coastal defences in a number of spots.海水衝壞了多個地方的海岸防禦工事。DEFENCE/DEFENSE + NOUN➤mechanism防禦機制PREPOSITION➤defence against對⋯的防禦物defence
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3 (BrE) (NAmEdefense) forces, etc. for protecting a country國防部隊DEFENCE/DEFENSE + NOUN➤capability, establishment, force, forces, system國防能力/單位/力量/部隊/體系➤Defense Department, Defense Secretary (in the US) 國防部;國防部長▸➤minister, ministry (in the UK) 國防部長;國防部▸➤policy, strategy國防政策/戰略➤analyst, expert, planner國防分析師/專家/規劃師▸➤contractor, industry國防承包商/工業▸➤budget, cuts, expenditure, spending國防預算/開支削減/開支/支出defence
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4 (BrE) (NAmEdefense) argument, esp. in court法庭答辯ADJECTIVE | VERB + DEFENCE/DEFENSE | DEFENCE/DEFENSE + NOUN | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤good出色的辯護▸➤robust, solid, spirited, staunch, stout, strong, vigorous據理力爭的辯護;咄咄逼人的辯護;有力的辯護▸➤adequate充分的辯護▸➤legal法律辯護➤insanity (especially NAmE) 精神病辯護◇The judge rejected her insanity defence.法官駁回了她的精神病辯護。VERB + DEFENCE/DEFENSE➤conduct, make, mount, offer, put up, raise進行辯護;作出辯護;提出辯護DEFENCE/DEFENSE + NOUN➤attorney, counsel, lawyer, team辯護律師;辯護團隊➤witness辯方證人PREPOSITION➤in sb's defence為某人辯護◇She spoke in his defence.她為他辯護。➤defence of, defence to⋯的辯護;對⋯的辯護◇a defence to murder對謀殺案進行的辯護PHRASES➤counsel for the defence被告的辯護律師defence
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5 (BrE) (NAmEdefense) in sports體育ADJECTIVE | VERB + DEFENCE/DEFENSE | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤good, solid, staunch, stout, strong出色的防守;穩固的防守;強大的防守VERB + DEFENCE/DEFENSE➤play (NAmE) 打防守位置▸➤put up進行防守▸➤destroy, penetrate破壞防守▸➤improve, strengthen, upgrade (NAmE) 改進/加強/升級防守PREPOSITION➤in defence, on defence (NAmE) 在防守位置◇to play in defence打防守◇He plays on defence.他打防守位置。