Defend
[ dɪ'fɛnd ]
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vt.& vi. 辩护;保卫;（足球、曲棍球等）防守;进行辩护;
💡 词根助记
de去掉+fend打击→去掉打击→打退敌人→保卫，防御
📝 例句
We defend our country against enemies.
我们抵御敌人,保卫我们的国家。
She defended herself successfully in court.
她在法庭上成功地为自己作了辩护。
The villagers were on fire with zeal to defend their native land.
村民们热血沸腾，决心保卫故乡的河山。
She demonstrated how best to defend oneself.
她示范最有效的自卫方法.
We must defend our country.
我们必须保卫我们的国家。
🌱 联想助记
【串】把酒和水blend(混合),然后向外lend(出错),把乡亲们offend(冒犯),被告无人defend(为…辩护)
【记】※ de-拼音“德”,fend-拼音“奋斗”:德国人在奋斗的同时还不忘防守
※ de-拼音“德”,f-拼音“夫”,end-最后:德国夫人在最后的防御线上防守
※ defen-拼音“得分”,d-拼音“得”:我得分了,裁判却没判,我得为自己辩护才行
✅ 同义词
🔴 反义词
🔤 词根
-fens-表示“阻挡”
📖 牛津释义
defend
v
1 [Tn, Tn.pr]
~ sb/sth (from/against sb/sth)
(a) protect sb/sth from harm; guard sb/sth 保护某人[某物]免受伤害; 保卫某人[某事物]
When the dog attacked me, I defended myself with a stick. 那狗扑向我时, 我用棍子自卫.
defend sb from attack, an attacker, injury 保护某人免受攻击、 免遭袭击者攻打、 以免受伤
defend one's country against enemies 卫国抗敌.
(b) act, speak or write in support of sb/sth 为支持某人[某事]而行动、 说话或写文章
defend one's actions, cause, ideas, leader 为自己的行为、 事业、 想法、 领导辩护
The newspaper defended her against the accusations. 报纸为她辩护, 驳斥对她的指责.
defend a lawsuit, ie fight against it in court 对诉讼案进行辩护
You'll need stronger evidence to defend your claim to the inheritance. 你需要更强有力的证据才能为你的遗产继承权进行辩护.
2
(a) [I, Tn, Tn.pr]
(sport 体) protect (the goal, etc) from one's opponents 防守（球门等）; 防卫
Some players are better at defending. 有些运动员较擅长打防卫.
They had three players defending the goal (against attack). 他们有三个队员防守球门.
(b) [Tn] (of a sports champion) take part in a contest to keep (one's position) （指运动冠军）参加卫冕 的比赛
She's running to defend her 400 metres title. 她为蝉联400米冠军而参赛.
🎯 考研助记
fence表“篱笆”“栅栏”-fend表防卫 与防卫相反(of)是进攻- 冒犯(offend) 加强(de)防卫-防守(defend) 网友：yqy补充： de否定+fend打击→不打击→转攻为守→保卫[fend,fens=strke,表示"打击"]
🔁 扩展释义
*[di'fend]vt. 防护, 辩护, 防卫【法】 作...的辩护律师, 辩护, 为...答辩相关词组: defend A from B
🌿 同词根单词
📖 同为「高中」词汇
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Can you tell me where the campus library is located?
能告诉我校图书馆在哪儿吗？
Did you get any sleep on the plane?
你在飞机上睡觉了吗？
What a pity! Never mind. We must get together some other time for a chat.
真可惜！不过不要紧。我们必须找个时间聚一聚、聊一聊。