defends

英 [dɪˈfendz]

美 [dɪˈfendz]

v.  防御; 保护; 保卫; 辩解; 辩白; 防守
defend的第三人称单数

柯林斯词典

• VERB 防御;保卫;保护
  If youdefendsomeone or something, you take action in order to protect them.
  1. Every man who could fight was now committed to defend the ridge...
     每个能够参加战斗的男子现在都决心要保卫这条山脊。
  2. His courage in defending religious and civil rights inspired many outside the church...
     他在捍卫宗教和公民权利时所表现出来的勇气鼓舞了许多教会之外的人。
  3. They would have killed him if he had not defended himself...
     如果他没有进行自卫的话，他们早就把他给杀死了。
  4. In 1991 he and his friends defended themselves against some white racist thugs who set upon them for no other reason than their skin colour.
     1991 年，他和朋友在面对几个仅仅因为肤色就攻击他们的白人种族主义暴徒时奋起自卫。
• VERB 替…辩护;为…辩解;维护
  If youdefendsomeone or something when they have been criticized, you argue in support of them.
  1. Matt defended all of Clarence's decisions, right or wrong...
     克拉伦斯的决定，不管对错，马特都予以维护。
  2. The author defends herself against charges of racism by noting that blacks are only one of her targets...
     面对种族主义指控，作者替自己辩护说黑人只是她的抨击目标之一。
  3. Police chiefs strongly defended police conduct against a wave of criticism.
     针对批评的浪潮，警察局长们极力为警方的行为进行辩护。
• VERB (律师)为(被告)辩护
  When a lawyerdefendsa person who has been accused of something, the lawyer argues on their behalf in a court of law that the charges are not true.
  1. ...a lawyer who defended political prisoners during the military regime...
     在军人政权时期为政治犯辩护的律师
  2. He has hired a lawyer to defend him against the allegations...
     他已聘请了一位律师针对这些指控为自己辩护。
  3. Guy Powell, defending, told magistrates: 'It's a sad and disturbing case.'
     盖伊·鲍威尔在进行辩护时对地方法官说道:“这是一件非常不幸、令人不安的案子。”
• VERB 卫(冕)
  When a sports player plays in the tournament which they won the previous time it was held, you can say that theyare defendingtheir title.
  1. Torrence expects to defend her title successfully in the next Olympics...
     托伦斯希望在下届奥运会上能够卫冕成功。
  2. India had to struggle to beat defending champions South Korea 2-0.
     印度队苦战之下才以 2 比 0 击败卫冕冠军韩国队。

双语例句

• Yes; but it might make some unpleasant talk if he really defends the suit.
  不错；可假如他真要进行抗辩，却有可能造成不愉快的口实。
• Vanessa defends her clients.
  瓦妮莎为自己的客户做出了辩护。
• Polemarchus who defends not only his father's honor, but that of his friends and fellow citizens.
  是他的儿子，一位爱国者，Polemarchus，，his，son，，a，solid，patriot，不只捍卫他父亲的荣誉，也扩及他的友人及同邦国民。
• With his own hands he defends his cause. Oh, be his help against his foes!
  他曾用手为自己争战，你必帮助他攻击敌人。
• Xia defends a city the official berates the sound to awaken me.
  夏总兵的喝斥声将我唤醒。
• Make and defends the correlation project papers.
  相关工程文件的制作与维护。
• He defends the weak and abused.
  他保护弱者和被欺负的人。
• The author defends herself against charges of racism by noting that blacks are only one of her targets
  面对种族主义指控，作者替自己辩护说黑人只是她的抨击目标之一。
• A schedule defends from chaos and whim.
  预定计划表抗拒浑沌不清和一时兴起。
• Italian Minister defends keeping wolves as pets.
  意大利部长为自己养狼当宠物辩解。