defend的意思
v. 防御,保卫,防守,替…辩护,辩解,卫冕,参加…以保住…
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第三人称单数 defends 现在分词 defending 过去式 defended 过去分词 defended
defend的用法讲解
Defend是一个动词，可以用来表示“防御；保护；维护”的意思，它可以用于两种不同的场景。
第一种场景：保护人、地方或事物。例如：
He has been defending his homeland against the invaders.
他一直在抵抗侵略者保护他的家园。
The citizens of the town were determined to defend their freedom.
镇上的公民们决心保卫自由。
第二种场景：为某件事胜辩。例如：
Her parents have been defending her decision to go abroad for study.
她的父母一直在支持她出国留学的决定。
The lawyer is defending his client in the court.
律师正在法庭上为他的当事人辩护。
总之，英语单词defend的用法可以用来表示“防御；保护；维护”;或为某件事胜辩。
defend的短语
1、 defend oneself 自卫；申辩；自行辩护
2、 defend against 防卫，保卫；抵抗
3、 defend with 用…防卫
defend的例句
Troops have been sent to defend the borders.
已派出部队去守卫边疆。
牛津词典
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。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
He has hired a lawyer to defend him against the allegation.
他已聘请一位律师为他所受的指控辩护。
How can you defend such behaviour?
你怎能为这种行为辩解呢？
He got the best advocate in town to defend him.
他请城里最好的律师为他辩护.
《简明英汉词典》
They summoned men to defend their country.
他们召集男人来保卫国家.
《简明英汉词典》
The newspaper continues to defend its publication of the photographs.
这家报纸继续为刊登这些照片辩护。
We are determined to defend our motherland at all costs.
我们决心不惜任何代价保卫祖国.
《简明英汉词典》