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单词 defenceless
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defenceless

(dɪfensləs)
regional note: in AM, use defenseless
adjective
If someone or something is defenceless, they are weak and unable to defend themselves properly.
...a savage attack on a defenceless young girl.
...the kind of leader who would leave the country isolated and defenceless.
Synonyms: helpless, exposed, vulnerable, naked More Synonyms of defenceless

Examples of 'defenceless' in a sentence
defenceless

It could leave millions defenceless against common illnesses such as food poisoning.
The Sun (2017)
Experts said they pose a global threat which could leave millions defenceless against common illnesses such as food poisoningand pneumonia.
The Sun (2015)
A public inquiry would tell the world all our intelligence secrets and leave us defenceless.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
I didn't leave him defenceless, of course.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)

Chinese translation of 'defenceless'

defenceless

(dɪˈfɛnslɪs)

adj

  1. 无(無)自卫(衛)能力的 (wú zìwèi nénglì de)

Nearby words of
defenceless

  • defective
  • defence
  • defence (of sth)
  • defenceless
  • defend
  • defendant
  • defender
(adjective) 
a leader who would leave the country isolated and defenceless
Synonyms
helpless
The children were left helpless.
exposed
The troops are exposed to attack by the enemy.
vulnerable
Their tanks would be vulnerable to attack from the air.
naked
The deal leaves the authorities virtually naked.
endangered
powerless
We were powerless to do anything to stop them.
wide open
The virus leaves the body wide open to infection.
unarmed
The robber was unarmed.
unprotected
unguarded
The U-boat entered in through a narrow unguarded eastern entrance.
Opposites
protected
,
safe
,
guarded
,
secure
,
safe and sound
,
out of harm's way
,
free from harm

Additional synonyms

in the sense of exposed
Definition
vulnerable
The troops are exposed to attack by the enemy.
Synonyms
vulnerable,
open,
subject,
in danger,
liable,
susceptible,
wide open,
left open,
laid bare,
in peril,
laid open
in the sense of naked
The deal leaves the authorities virtually naked.
Synonyms
defenceless,
vulnerable,
helpless,
wide open,
unarmed,
unprotected,
unguarded,
insecure
in the sense of powerless
Definition
without power or authority; unable to act
We were powerless to do anything to stop them.
Synonyms
defenceless,
vulnerable,
dependent,
subject,
tied,
ineffective,
unarmed,
disenfranchised,
over a barrel (informal),
disfranchised

Synonyms of 'defenceless'

defenceless

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