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

• I know. I'm usually the one who defends him.
  我知道，我通常会帮他说话。
• Italian Minister defends keeping wolves as pets.
  意大利部长为自己养狼当宠物辩解。
• Similarly, Tor is free software that defends you against Internet surveillance that threatens personal freedom and privacy.
  相同地，Tor是一个免费的软件&保护你不被威胁个人自由和隐私，免于网络监视。
• William Ruskin of the law firm Epstein Becker& Green, who defends companies against product liability suits, says this is just the beginning.
  爱宾格林律师事务所（EpsteinBecker&Green）的威廉•拉斯金（WilliamRuskin）在产品责任诉讼中为公司方辩护。他表示，这只是开始。
• The defender must study the weaknesses of the city he defends.
  防卫者必须仔细研究他所防卫的城池的各个薄弱环节。
• She neither defends nor explains her political activities.
  她既没有辩护也没有解释她的政治行为。
• Mr Oltmanns declines to comment on specific films but defends the voting system.
  奥尔特曼斯拒绝对具体影片进行评论，但却为这个投票系统进行了辩护。
• 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。
• Xia defends a city the official berates the sound to awaken me.
  夏总兵的喝斥声将我唤醒。
• He defends her in any argument.
  他总为她辩护。