defend

柯林斯詞典

1. V-T If you defend someone or something, you take action in order to protect them. 保護(hù)
His courage in defending religious and civil rights inspired many outside the church. 他捍衛(wèi)宗教權(quán)和公民權(quán)的勇氣鼓舞了許多非教會人士。
2. V-T If you defend someone or something when they have been criticized, you argue in support of them. 為…爭辯
He defended his administration's response to the disaster against critics who charge the federal government is moving too slowly. 他為他的行政部門對災(zāi)難的反應(yīng)做了爭辯，反駁批評人士指控聯(lián)邦政府行動過于遲緩。
3. V-T 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. 為…辯護(hù)
...a lawyer who defended political prisoners during the military regime. …一位在軍權(quán)時期為政治犯進(jìn)行辯護(hù)的律師。
He has hired a lawyer to defend him against the allegation. 他已聘請一位律師為他所受的指控辯護(hù)。
4. V-T 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. 衛(wèi)冕[journalism]
Torrence expects to defend her title successfully in the next Olympics. 托倫斯希望下屆奧運會能成功衛(wèi)冕。

All the police officers were equipped with shields to defend themselves against the rioters.
The general rallied his forces to defend the town .
A female lion defends her young ferociously.
Instead of defending traditional values , the church frequently seems weak-kneed and irresolute .
In the past, the party would have closed ranks around its leader and defended him loyally.