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defend    音标拼音: [dɪf'ɛnd]
vt. 防守,保卫;为…辩护,为…答辩

防守,保卫;为…辩护,为…答辩

defend
v 1: argue or speak in defense of; "She supported the motion to
strike" [synonym: {defend}, {support}, {fend for}]
2: be on the defensive; act against an attack [ant: {assail},
{attack}]
3: protect against a challenge or attack; "Hold that position
behind the trees!"; "Hold the bridge against the enemy's
attacks" [synonym: {defend}, {guard}, {hold}]
4: fight against or resist strongly; "The senator said he would
oppose the bill"; "Don't fight it!" [synonym: {fight}, {oppose},
{fight back}, {fight down}, {defend}]
5: protect or fight for as a champion [synonym: {champion},
{defend}]
6: be the defense counsel for someone in a trial; "Ms. Smith
will represent the defendant" [synonym: {defend}, {represent}]
[ant: {prosecute}]
7: state or assert; "He maintained his innocence" [synonym:
{maintain}, {defend}]

Defend \De*fend"\ (d[-e]*f[e^]nd"), v. t. [imp. & p. p.
{Defended}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Defending}.] [F. d['e]fendre, L.
defendere; de- fendere (only in comp.) to strike; perh.
akin to Gr. qei`nein to strike, and E. dint. Cf. {Dint},
{Defense}, {Fend}.]
1. To ward or fend off; to drive back or away; to repel. [A
Latinism & Obs.]
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Th' other strove for to defend
The force of Vulcan with his might and main.
--Spenser.
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2. To prohibit; to forbid. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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Which God defend that I should wring from him.
--Shak.

3. To repel danger or harm from; to protect; to secure
against attack; to maintain against force or argument; to
uphold; to guard; as, to defend a town; to defend a cause;
to defend character; to defend the absent; -- sometimes
followed by from or against; as, to defend one's self
from, or against, one's enemies.
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The lord mayor craves aid . . . to defend the city.
--Shak.
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God defend the right! --Shak.
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A village near it was defended by the river.
--Clarendon.
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4. (Law.) To deny the right of the plaintiff in regard to
(the suit, or the wrong charged); to oppose or resist, as
a claim at law; to contest, as a suit. --Burrill.

Syn: To {Defend}, {Protect}.

Usage: To defend is literally to ward off; to protect is to
cover so as to secure against approaching danger. We
defend those who are attacked; we protect those who
are liable to injury or invasion. A fortress is
defended by its guns, and protected by its wall.
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As birds flying, so will the Lord of hosts
defend Jerusalem; defending also he will deliver
it. --Is. xxxi. 5.
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Leave not the faithful side
That gave thee being, still shades thee and
protects. --Milton.
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96 Moby Thesaurus words for "defend":
account, advocate, air, allege in support, answer, argue,
argue for, arm, armor, assert, avert, back, battle, bless, bulwark,
champion, claim, cloak, compass about, conserve, contend,
contend for, copyright, counter, cover, cushion, ensure, espouse,
explain, express, fence, fend, fend off, fight, fight for, flank,
fortify, guarantee, guard, guard against, harbor, haven, insure,
justify, keep, keep from harm, keep safe, maintain, make a plea,
make safe, nestle, oppose, parry, patent, plead for, police,
preserve, prevent, protect, rationalize, rebut, refute, register,
reply, resist, respond, ride shotgun for, riposte, safeguard, save,
say in defense, screen, secure, shelter, shield, shroud, speak for,
speak up for, stand by, stand up for, stick up for, support,
sustain, underwrite, uphold, urge reasons for, utter, vent,
vindicate, voice, war, ward, ward off, warrant, watch over,
withstand


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  • DEFEND Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster
    defend, protect, shield, guard, safeguard mean to keep secure from danger or against attack defend denotes warding off actual or threatened attack
  • DEFEND | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary
    DEFEND definition: 1 to protect someone or something against attack or criticism: 2 to speak or write in support of… Learn more
  • Defend - definition of defend by The Free Dictionary
    These verbs mean to make or keep safe from danger, attack, or harm Defend implies repelling or being ready to repel an attack: The army defended the border against the enemy The politician responded quickly to defend his reputation
  • DEFEND Definition Meaning | Dictionary. com
    To defend is to strive to keep safe by resisting attack: to defend one's country To guard is to watch over in order to keep safe: to guard a camp To preserve is to keep safe in the midst of danger, either in a single instance or continuously: to preserve a spirit of conciliation
  • defend verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes . . .
    Definition of defend verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more
  • defend, v. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English Dictionary
    There are 28 meanings listed in OED's entry for the verb defend, 12 of which are labelled obsolete See ‘Meaning use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence
  • defend - WordReference. com Dictionary of English
    Defend, guard, preserve, protect all mean to keep safe To defend is to strive to keep safe by resisting attack: to defend one's country To guard is to watch over in order to keep safe: to guard a camp To preserve is to keep safe in the midst of danger, either in a single instance or continuously: to preserve a spirit of conciliation
  • defend - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
    defend (third-person singular simple present defends, present participle defending, simple past and past participle defended) (transitive) To ward off attacks against; to fight to protect; to guard quotations
  • Defend Definition Meaning | Britannica Dictionary
    The group defends [= protects] the rights of the poor The company must defend its own interests
  • DEFEND definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary
    If you defend someone or something, you take action in order to protect them Every man who could fight was now committed to defend the ridge [VERB noun] His courage in defending religious and civil rights inspired many outside the church [VERB noun] They would have killed him if he had not defended himself [VERB pronoun-reflexive]





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