de.fend

defend的音标和读音：
DJ音标发音： [diˈfend]
KK音标发音： [dɪˈfɛnd]

defend的词性：
v.（动词）

defend的词性：
v.tr.（及物动词）

1. To make or keep safe from danger, attack, or harm.
保卫：使安全或保持安全，没危险，不受攻击或伤害

2. To support or maintain, as by argument or action; justify.
支持：支持或维护，如通过争辩或采取行动；为…辩护

3. Law
【法律】

4. To represent (a defendant) in a civil or criminal action.
辩护：为（被告）的民事或刑事诉讼进行辩护

5. To attempt to disprove or invalidate (an action or a claim).
抗辩：试图证明（诉讼或声明）是错的，或使（诉讼或声明）无效

defend的词性：
v.intr.（不及物动词）

6. To make a defense.
防御；保卫；保护

defend的词源：

7. Middle English defenden
中古英语 defenden

8. from Old French defendre
源自 古法语 defendre

9. from Latin d?fendere [to ward off] * see g ^when-
源自 拉丁语 d?fendere [避开，挡开] *参见 g ^when-

defend的词性：
adj.（形容词）

defend的词性：
n.（名词）

defend， protect， guard， preserve， shield， safeguard

10. These verbs mean to make or keep safe from danger, attack, or harm.
这些动词的意思是：使安全或保持安全状态不遭受危险、攻击或伤害。

11. Defend implies the taking of measures to repel an attack:
Defend 含有采取措施抵制进攻的意思：

defending the island against invasion;
保卫岛屿不受侵犯；

tried to defend his reputation.
试图保护他的声誉。

12. Protect often suggests providing a cover to repel discomfort, injury, or attack:
Protect 常含有提供安全的方式来驱开不适、伤害或进攻：

bought a dog to protect the children from unfriendly strangers;
买一条狗保护孩子们避开不友善的陌生人；

wore sunglasses to protect my eyes;
戴太阳镜保护我的眼睛；

has to learn to protect herself.
不得不学会自我保护。

13. Guard suggests keeping watch:
Guard 含有看守的意思：

police guarding the entrance to the embassy;
看守大使馆出口处的警察；

guarded the house against intruders. To
看守房子以警戒入侵者。

14. preserve is to take measures to maintain something in safety:
Preserve 指采取措施维护…的安全：

fighting to preserve freedom;
为自由而战；

ecologists working to preserve our natural resources.
为保护我们的自然资源工作的生态学家们。

15. Shield suggests protection likened to a piece of defensive armor interposed between the threat and the threatened:
Shield 含有保卫的意思，就象挡在威胁者和受威胁者之间的防御性甲胄：

His lawyers tried to shield him from the angry reporters.
他的律师试图保护他避开愤怒的记者。

16. Safeguard stresses protection against potential or less imminent danger and often implies preventive action:
Safeguard 强调保护不遭受潜在的或不那么迫近的危险，常含有防御性行动的意思：

The Bill of Rights safeguards our individual liberties.
权力法案保护我们的个人自由。