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defend

/dɪˈfend/📚 1759 4高考四级六级考研托福
If you defend someone or something, you take action in order to protect them. 保护

verb [vt. 及物动词]保卫,防御;捍卫,维护;(在比赛中)防守,防卫;参加卫冕赛,蝉联;做……的辩护律师,为……辩解

His courage in defending religious and civil rights inspired many outside the church.
他捍卫宗教权和公民权的勇气鼓舞了许多非教会人士。

de(去掉) + fend(打击) → 防守, 保护
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He defended his administration's response to the disaster against critics who charge the federal government is moving too slowly. 他为他的行政部门对灾难的反应做了争辩,反驳批评人士指控联邦政府行动过于迟缓。
...a lawyer who defended political prisoners during the military regime. …一位在军权时期为政治犯进行辩护的律师。
He has hired a lawyer to defend him against the allegation. 他已聘请一位律师为他所受的指控辩护。
Torrence expects to defend her title successfully in the next Olympics. 托伦斯希望下届奥运会能成功卫冕。
The newspaper continues to defend its publication of the photographs. 这家报纸继续为刊登这些照片辩护。
How can you defend such behaviour? 你怎能为这种行为辩解呢?
If cornered, the snake will defend itself. 蛇在被逼得走投无路时会自卫的。