defence

1. N-UNCOUNT Defence is action that is taken to protect someone or something against attack. 保護; 防衛

The land was flat, giving no scope for defence. 土地非常平坦，無法做防衛之用。

2. N-UNCOUNT Defence is the organization of a country's armies and weapons, and their use to protect the country or its interests. 國防機搆

Twenty-eight percent of the federal budget is spent on defence. 百分之二十八的聯邦預算用於國防。

...the Ministry of Defence. ...國防部。

3. N-PLURAL The defences of a country or region are all its armed forces and weapons. 防衛力量

He emphasized the need to maintain Britain's defences at a level sufficient to deal with the unexpected. 他強調需要將英國的防衛力量維持在足以應付突發事件的水平。

4. N-COUNT A defence is something that people or animals can use or do to protect themselves. 防禦物

Despite anything the science of medicine may have achieved, the immune system is our main defence against disease. 不琯毉療科學已取得了什麽樣的進步，免疫系統仍是我們觝抗疾病的主要防禦手段。

5. N-COUNT A defence is something that you say or write which supports ideas or actions that have been criticized or questioned. 辯詞[oft N 'of' n, also 'in' N]

Chomsky's defence of his approach goes further. 喬姆斯基對自己做法的辯解更進了一步。

6. N-SING Thedefence is the case that is presented by a lawyer in a trial for the person who has been accused of a crime. You can also refer to this person's lawyers as the defence. (被告對指控的) 答辯; 被告律師

The defence was that the records of the interviews were fabricated by the police. 答辯詞是警察捏造了訪談紀錄。

7. N-SING-COLL In games such as football or hockey, the defence is the group of players in a team who try to stop the opposing players from scoring a goal or a point. 防守隊員[oft poss N, also 'in' N]

Their defence, so strong last season, has now conceded 12 goals in six games. 上個賽季他們的防守隊員很強，但現在已經在六場比賽中丟失了12個球。

8. PHRASE If you come to someone's defence, you help them by doing or saying something to protect them. 爲某人辯護

He realized none of his schoolmates would come to his defence. 他意識到沒有一個同學會來爲他辯護。