defend
音标发音
- 英式音标 [dɪˈfend]
- 美式音标 [dɪˈfɛnd]
- 国际音标 [di'fend]
- 英式发音
- 美式发音
基本解释
- vt. 辩护;防护
- vi. 保卫;防守
词源解说
- 13世纪中期进入英语,直接源自古法语的defendre;最初源自古典拉丁语的defendere:de (离开) + fendere (击打,推),意为击打开来,推开。
词根记忆
- de(使没有) + fend(打击)→使不受打击→防御;防护
同根派生
- adj性质的同根词
- defendant:辩护的;为自己辩护的。
- defensive:自卫的;防御用的。
- defending:卫冕的;防御中的;防守型的。
- defensible:可防御的;可辩护的;可拥护的。
- defenseless:无防备的。
- defenceless:(英)无防御的;无保护的。
- defendable:可防御的。
- adv性质的同根词
- defensively:防御地;守势地。
- n性质的同根词
- defense:防卫,防护;防御措施;防守;vt.谋划抵御。
- defence:防御;防卫;答辩;防卫设备。
- defendant:被告。
- defensive:防御;守势。
- defender:防卫者,守卫者;辩护者;拥护者;卫冕者。
- defensiveness:防御;防御性。
- defenselessness:无防御。
- v性质的同根词
- defending:防护;防卫(defend的ing形式)。
用法辨析
- defend的基本意思是避开危险和进攻以保证安全,指使用某种方法避开实际的威胁或击退实际的攻击。引申可指坚持、捍卫某种行动、意见、决定或捍卫某种原则的纯洁性。
- defend可用作不及物动词,也可用作及物动词,用作及物动词时,按名词、代词或that从句作宾语。偶尔也可接双宾语,可用于被动结构。
- defend常与against连用表示“防守,捍卫”; 与from连用表示“保护…以防,使…免遭危害”。
v. (动词)
英汉例句
- He is better at defending than attacking.
他的防御能力比进攻能力强。 - Finally they took up arms to defend themselves.
他们最后终于拿起武器进行自卫。 - God defends that ever I should do such a thing.
上帝决不允许我做这样的事。 - This was his world, he could defend it secure from fear.
这是他的世界,他能使它免受恐惧。
用作动词 (v.)
用作不及物动词: S+~(+A)
用作及物动词: S+~+ n./pron./v -ing
S+~+that-clause
用作宾补动词: S+~+ n./pron. + adj.
词组短语
- defend a place 保卫一个地方
- defend a theory 支持某种理论
- defend a child 保护孩子
- defend interests of 捍卫…的利益
- defend one 's title 保住某人的权力
用作动词 (v.)
~+名词
英英字典
- (PROTECT) to protect someone or something against attack or criticism; to speak in favour of someone or something
- (IN COURT OF LAW) to act as a lawyer for someone who has been accused of something in a court of law and try to prove that they are not guilty
- (IN SPORT) to compete in a sports competition that you won before and try to win it again
- If you defend someone or something, you take action in order to protect them.
- If you defend someone or something when they have been criticized, you argue in support of them.
- When a lawyer defends a person who has been accused of something, the lawyer argues on their behalf in a court of law that the charges are not true.
- When a sports player plays in the tournament which they won the previous time it was held, you can say that they are defending their title.
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专业释义
- 辩护
- 防御
Identity authentication and access control are the major security mechanisms to defend active attack.
身份认证与访问控制是信息系统防御主动攻击的主要安全机制。经济学
- 防范
Commercial bank credit management can defend liquidity and security, keep away risk of finance.
商业银行信用管理对预防和加强银行流动性和安全性,防范和化解信用风险等起着极其重要的作用。电子、通信与自动控制技术
- 防御
In the modem naval battle the ships generally discharge chaff-jamming to defend the attack of missiles equipped with tip-guide radar system and receive the effective result.
现代海战中,水面舰艇为了防御采用末制导雷达的反舰导弹的攻击,普遍施放了成本低廉效果明显的箔条干扰。体育
- 防守
- 超越
- 保卫