defend

verb

防御 protect against attack

1. 防御；保护；保卫
   to protect sb/sth from attack
   1. All our officers are trained to defend themselves against knife attacks.
      我们所有的警察都接受过自卫训练，能够对付持刀袭击。
   2. Troops have been sent to defend the borders.
      已派出部队去守卫边疆。
   3. It is impossible to defend against an all-out attack.
      防御全面进攻是不可能的。

支持 support

2. 辩解；辩白
   to say or write sth in support of sb/sth that has been criticized
   1. Politicians are skilled at defending themselves against their critics.
      从政者都善于为自己辩解，反驳别人的批评。
   2. How can you defend such behaviour?
      你怎能为这种行为辩解呢？

体育运动 in sport

3. 防守
   to protect your own goal to stop your opponents from scoring

竞赛 in competitions

4. 参加比赛（或选举）保住（头衔、席位等）
   to take part in a competition that you won the last time and try to win it again
   1. He is defending champion .
      他在参加卫冕赛。
   2. She will be defending her title at next month's championships.
      她将在下月的锦标赛上争取蝉联冠军。
   3. He intends to defend his seat in the next election.
      他想在下届选举中寻求连任。

法律 law

5. （为…）辩护，当辩护律师
   to act as a lawyer for sb who has been charged with a crime
   1. He has employed one of the UK's top lawyers to defend him.
      他请了英国一位顶尖律师为他辩护。

1. VERB 防御;保卫;保护
   If you defend someone or something, you take action in order to protect them.
   1. Every man who could fight was now committed to defend the ridge...
      每个能够参加战斗的男子现在都决心要保卫这条山脊。
   2. His courage in defending religious and civil rights inspired many outside the church...
      他在捍卫宗教和公民权利时所表现出来的勇气鼓舞了许多教会之外的人。
   3. They would have killed him if he had not defended himself...
      如果他没有进行自卫的话，他们早就把他给杀死了。
   4. In 1991 he and his friends defended themselves against some white racist thugs who set upon them for no other reason than their skin colour.
      1991 年，他和朋友在面对几个仅仅因为肤色就攻击他们的白人种族主义暴徒时奋起自卫。
2. VERB 替…辩护;为…辩解;维护
   If you defend someone or something when they have been criticized, you argue in support of them.
   1. Matt defended all of Clarence's decisions, right or wrong...
      克拉伦斯的决定，不管对错，马特都予以维护。
   2. The author defends herself against charges of racism by noting that blacks are only one of her targets...
      面对种族主义指控，作者替自己辩护说黑人只是她的抨击目标之一。
   3. Police chiefs strongly defended police conduct against a wave of criticism.
      针对批评的浪潮，警察局长们极力为警方的行为进行辩护。
3. VERB (律师)为(被告)辩护
   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.
   1. ...a lawyer who defended political prisoners during the military regime...
      在军人政权时期为政治犯辩护的律师
   2. He has hired a lawyer to defend him against the allegations...
      他已聘请了一位律师针对这些指控为自己辩护。
   3. Guy Powell, defending, told magistrates: 'It's a sad and disturbing case.'
      盖伊·鲍威尔在进行辩护时对地方法官说道:“这是一件非常不幸、令人不安的案子。”
4. VERB 卫(冕)
   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.
   1. Torrence expects to defend her title successfully in the next Olympics...
      托伦斯希望在下届奥运会上能够卫冕成功。
   2. India had to struggle to beat defending champions South Korea 2-0.
      印度队苦战之下才以 2 比 0 击败卫冕冠军韩国队。

1. He hired a top QC to defend him.
   他雇了一名顶级的王室法律顾问为他辩护。
2. They are ready to defend themselves against Uncle Sam's imperialist policies
   他们已做好抗击美国帝国主义政策的准备。
3. Black communities spoke up to defend the rights of all people of color.
   黑人群体大声疾呼，要求维护有色人种的权利。
4. The country should have the right to defend itself with all legal means at its command.
   国家有权运用一切合法手段保卫自身安全。
5. Every man who could fight was now committed to defend the ridge
   每个能够参加战斗的男子现在都决心要保卫这条山脊。
6. His courage in defending religious and civil rights inspired many outside the church
   他在捍卫宗教和公民权利时所表现出来的勇气鼓舞了许多教会之外的人。
7. They would have killed him if he had not defended himself
   如果他没有进行自卫的话，他们早就把他给杀死了。
8. In 1991 he and his friends defended themselves against some white racist thugs who set upon them for no other reason than their skin colour.
   1991年，他和朋友在面对几个仅仅因为肤色就攻击他们的白人种族主义暴徒时奋起自卫。
9. Matt defended all of Clarence's decisions, right or wrong
   克拉伦斯的决定，不管对错，马特都予以维护。
10. The author defends herself against charges of racism by noting that blacks are only one of her targets
    面对种族主义指控，作者替自己辩护说黑人只是她的抨击目标之一。
11. Police chiefs strongly defended police conduct against a wave of criticism.
    针对批评的浪潮，警察局长们极力为警方的行为进行辩护。
12. He has hired a lawyer to defend him against the allegations
    他已聘请了一位律师针对这些指控为自己辩护。
13. Guy Powell, defending, told magistrates: 'It's a sad and disturbing case.'
    盖伊·鲍威尔在进行辩护时对地方法官说道：“这是一件非常不幸、令人不安的案子。”
14. Torrence expects to defend her title successfully in the next Olympics
    托伦斯希望在下届奥运会上能够卫冕成功。
15. India had to struggle to beat defending champions South Korea 2-0.
    印度队苦战之下才以2比0击败卫冕冠军韩国队。
16. The Turkish president has gone on television to defend stringent new security measures
    土耳其总统上电视为严格的新安全措施进行辩护。
17. America's priority is to help nations defend themselves
    美国最优先考虑的是帮助各国自卫防御。
18. Now we stand on the moral high ground. We can defend ethically and morally everything we stand for.
    目前我们在道义上占了优势。我们可以从伦理和道德的角度捍卫我们主张的一切。
19. Tension has reached such a pitch that the armed forces say soldiers may have to use their weapons to defend themselves against local people.
    紧张关系已达白热化程度，武装部队说士兵有可能不得不使用武器保护自己不受当地民众的伤害。
20. He used a sword to try to defend his shop from a rampaging mob.
    他拿了一把剑试图保护自己的店不受闹事暴徒的打砸。
21. The government's first duty is to defend the currency by stamping on inflation.
    政府的首要职责就是通过抑制通货膨胀来保持货币稳定。
22. I have sworn an oath to defend her.
    我发誓要保护她。
23. Those people who took up weapons to defend themselves are political prisoners
    那些拿起武器自卫的人是些政治犯。
24. How the country will defend itself in the future has become increasingly important
    国家将来如何能自卫已经变得越来越重要了。
25. It's not high mountains and deep valleys that best serve to defend a country.
    固国不以山溪之险。
26. Now that you are able to take up arms and defend your motherland, we are all proud of you.
    你现在能够披坚执锐，保卫祖国，我们都为你感到自豪。
27. As he had a weak case and could not defend himself, he had to resort to sophistry.
    他理屈词穷，只好求助于诡辩。
28. The accused has the right to defend himself.
    被告有权申辩。
29. The two governments signed a pact that they would jointly defend their borders.
    两国政府签署了一项共同防守两国边界的条约。
30. The individual develops behavioural means to defend himself from the enticements to establish relations with others.
    个人会发展一些行为方法以使自己不受到与他人建立关系的诱惑。

  protect defend guard shield【导航词义：保护，保卫】

  protect v. 保护，护卫

〔辨析〕普通用词，指采取手段使某人不生病或某物不受损害等。

  defend v. 保护，保卫

〔辨析〕通常指用武装力量保护，使某人、某物、某处免受袭击。

  guard v. 保卫，守卫

〔辨析〕指警惕地守护以防止造成伤害、损失等。

  shield v. 保护，保卫

〔辨析〕通常指保护人、企业等免受伤害或损失。

verb

1. argue or speak in defense of
   1. She supported the motion to strike

   Synonym:    supportfend for

2. state or assert
   1. He maintained his innocence

   Synonym:    maintain

3. fight against or resist strongly
   1. The senator said he would oppose the bill
   2. Don't fight it!

   Synonym:    fightopposefight backfight down

4. be on the defensive

5. protect against a challenge or attack
   1. Hold that position behind the trees!
   2. Hold the bridge against the enemy's attacks

   Synonym:    guardhold

6. protect or fight for as a champion

   Synonym:    champion

7. be the defense counsel for someone in a trial
   1. Ms. Smith will represent the defendant

   Synonym:    represent