defending

英 [dɪˈfendɪŋ]

美 [dɪˈfendɪŋ]

v.  防御; 保护; 保卫; 辩解; 辩白; 防守
defend的现在分词

现在分词：defending　

BNC.15558 / COCA.11998

柯林斯词典

• VERB 防御;保卫;保护
  If youdefendsomeone 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。
• VERB 替…辩护;为…辩解;维护
  If youdefendsomeone 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。
• VERB (律师)为(被告)辩护
  When a lawyerdefendsa 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。”
• VERB 卫(冕)
  When a sports player plays in the tournament which they won the previous time it was held, you can say that theyare defendingtheir 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。

英英释义

adj

• attempting to or designed to prevent an opponent from winning or scoring

双语例句

• I was defending my rights.
  我在捍卫我的权利。
• We want to be for defending this city but struggle!
  我们要为保卫这座城市而奋斗！
• Be responsible to the management of the materials, such as conveying, storage and defending.
  负责监督物资的搬运，贮存和防护等管理工作。
• His team defeated the defending champions from Argentina in their opening game.
  他的球队在揭幕比赛上打败了卫冕冠军阿根廷队。
• The troops defending the fort defeated the attacking enemy.
  防卫城堡的军队击退了进攻的敌人。
• The government is defending its economic policies against a growing chorus of criticism.
  面对日渐高涨的齐声指责，政府不断为其经济政策辩护。
• I was just defending my boy here.
  我只是在保护我的男孩。
• Our position is different from our competitors and we are defending our own case vigorously.
  我们的立场和我们的对手不一样，我们在尽力保护我们的事业。
• 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。
• He talked of defending small nations, of ensuring that aggression does not pay.
  他谈到了保卫小国家，绝不让侵略得逞。