defense

1. → see: defence

1. The prosecution and defense were bandying accusations back and forth.
   原告和被告你来我往，互相指责。
2. A Defense Department spokesman briefed reporters
   一位国防部发言人向记者们简要介绍了情况。
3. She is the chair of the Defense Advisory Committee on Women in the Military.
   她担任军队女性权益保护顾问委员会主席。
4. Twenty eight percent of the federal budget is spent on defense.
   28%的联邦预算用于国防。
5. The boy could have felt sorry for himself and become depressed, or he could have adopted hardened cynicism as a defense.
   这个男孩本有可能自怜自哀、抑郁消沉，也有可能采取冷酷的愤世嫉俗态度来保护自己。
6. He realized none of his schoolmates would come to his defense
   他意识到没有一个同学会挺身为他辩护。
7. He sees the proposal as more of a diplomatic gambit than a serious defense proposal
   在他看来，与其说这是一项精心筹划的国防动议，倒不如说是外交上的一着妙棋。
8. Prosecution and defense lawyers are expected to deliver closing arguments next week.
   下周控辩双方律师将进行结案陈词。
9. The press corps was primed to leap to the defense of the fired officials.
   记者团获知信息后，立即声援被解雇官员。
10. Defense planners predict an extended period of retrenchment.
    国防规划人员预计开支紧缩期会延长。
11. Their defense markets are too small to sustain economically viable production runs.
    他们的国防市场太小，就经济可行性而言不足以维持生产。
12. Defense experts say joint projects are increasingly squeezed by budget pressures.
    国防专家说合作项目正迫于预算压力越来越受到压缩。
13. We have already succeeded in working out ground rules with the Department of Defense
    我们已经成功地与国防部敲定了基本原则。
14. The defense wants the district Judge to throw out the case.
    辩护律师希望区法官不受理那个案子。
15. Issues of national defense have been the undoing of Democratic candidates.
    国防问题导致了民主党候选人的失利。
16. The Defense Secretary gave an upbeat assessment of the war so far
    国防部长对目前的战事给予了乐观的评价。
17. NATO defense ministers wrap up their meeting in Brussels today
    北约各国国防部长今天圆满结束了在布鲁塞尔的会议。
18. Leagues are commonly made for mutual defense.
    结成联盟往往是为了共同防御。
19. The accused has the right to defense.
    被告人有权获得辩护。
20. The only nonscholastic source of classroom material larger than corporations is Department of defense.
    超过公司提供教材的唯一非学术性的来源就是国防部。
21. Does the PC Defense software support Chinese user interface?
    软件支持中文用户介面吗？
22. The Roman Empire depended largely on auxiliaries for its defense.
    罗马帝国在防务上很大程度依靠雇佣军。
23. We must see that there is no gap in our defense.
    我们必须确保我们的防御没有漏洞。
24. Then I went to my thesis defense.
    然后我去了论文答辩。
25. But I say I will not make his defense.
    但是，我说我不为他辩护。
26. Iran said Monday it had tested a new air defense system to counter missiles and aircraft.
    伊朗政府宣称于星期一测试了一套用于抗击导弹和飞机的新型防空系统。
27. There will be a variety of vessels, air defense artillery, combat aircraft and bombers.
    会出现各种船只，防空火炮，战斗机和轰炸机。
28. Our national defense capabilities and the army's defense and combat effectiveness have further improved.
    国防实力和军队防卫作战能力进一步提高。
29. It was first put to use in the Gulf War as a defense for Iraqi Scud missiles.
    这个系统的首次应用是在海湾战争中，担任伊拉克飞毛腿导弹的防卫系统。
30. Strengthen construction of highway of main way and key zone national defense, frontier defence.
    加强主要方向和重点地区国防、边防公路建设。

noun

1. the act of defending someone or something against attack or injury
   1. a good boxer needs a good defense
   2. defense against hurricanes is an urgent problem

   Synonym:    defence

2. protection from harm
   1. sanitation is the best defense against disease

   Synonym:    defence

3. (military) military action or resources protecting a country against potential enemies
   1. they died in the defense of Stalingrad
   2. they were developed for the defense program

   Synonym:    defencedefensive measure

4. a defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him
   1. he gave evidence for the defense

   Synonym:    defencedenialdemurrer

5. a structure used to defend against attack
   1. the artillery battered down the defenses

   Synonym:    defensive structuredefence

6. the justification for some act or belief
   1. he offered a persuasive defense of the theory

   Synonym:    defencevindication

7. the speech act of answering an attack on your assertions
   1. his refutation of the charges was short and persuasive
   2. in defense he said the other man started it

   Synonym:    refutationdefence

8. an organization of defenders that provides resistance against attack
   1. he joined the defense against invasion

   Synonym:    defencedefense forcedefence force

9. the defendant and his legal advisors collectively
   1. the defense called for a mistrial

   Synonym:    defencedefense teamdefense lawyers

10. (sports) the team that is trying to prevent the other team from scoring
    1. his teams are always good on defense

    Synonym:    defencedefending team

11. (psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires

    Synonym:    defense mechanismdefense reactiondefence mechanismdefence reactiondefence