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单词 self-defence
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1. uncountable noun [oft in/of N]
Self-defence is the use of force to protect yourself against someone who is attacking you.
He acted in self-defence when a gang of burglars stormed his home with a machete.
...courses in karate or some other means of self-defence.
2. uncountable noun
Self-defence is the action of protecting yourself against something bad.
Jokes can be a form of self-defence.

self-defence in British English

or US self-defense (ˌsɛlfdɪˈfɛns)
noun
1. 
the act of defending oneself, one's actions, ideas, etc
2. 
boxing as a means of defending the person (esp in the phrase noble art of self-defence)
3.  law
the right to defend one's person, family, or property against attack or threat of attack by the use of no more force than is reasonable
Derived forms
self-defensive (ˌself-deˈfensive)
adjective

Examples of 'self-defence' in a sentence
self-defence

There is no warrant in international law or self-defence to allow him to persist.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
The noble art of self-defence in all its aesthetic glory will always draw polite applause from appreciative audiences.
The Sun (2006)
I might have to have some self-defence classes.
The Sun (2012)
Record numbers across Germany are signing up for self-defence classes.
The Sun (2016)
It was a self-defence mechanism, getting the bullies to laugh rather than having to fight them.
Chris Gidney CELEBRATING SECOMBE: A Tribute to Sir Harry Secombe (2002)
It's your self-defence mechanism kicking in.
The Sun (2014)
Some prison consultants teach self-defence.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
She insisted on some self-defence classes where I learnt how to grapple properly.
The Sun (2012)
In such a situation the law on self-defence works much better than most people think, but not as well as it could or should.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)

In other languages
self-defence

British English: self-defence /ˈsɛlfˌdɪˈfɛns/ NOUN
Self-defence is the use of force to protect yourself against someone who is attacking you.
He acted in self-defence.
  • American English: self-defense
  • Arabic: دِفَاعٌ عَنِ النَّفْس
  • Brazilian Portuguese: autodefesa
  • Chinese: 自卫
  • Croatian: samoobrana
  • Czech: sebeobrana
  • Danish: selvforsvar
  • Dutch: zelfverdediging
  • European Spanish: defensa propia
  • Finnish: itsepuolustus
  • French: autodéfense
  • German: Selbstverteidigung
  • Greek: αυτοάμυνα
  • Italian: autodifesa
  • Japanese: 自衛
  • Korean: 정당방위
  • Norwegian: selvforsvar
  • Polish: samoobrona
  • European Portuguese: autodefesa
  • Romanian: autoapărare
  • Russian: самозащита
  • Latin American Spanish: defensa propia
  • Swedish: självförsvar
  • Thai: การป้องกันตัวเอง
  • Turkish: meşru müdafaa
  • Ukrainian: самозахист
  • Vietnamese: sự tự vệ

Chinese translation of 'self-defence'

self-defence

or (US) self-defense
(sɛlfdɪˈfɛns)

n (u)

  1. 自卫(衛) (zìwèi)
    in self-defence 出于(於)自卫(衛) (chūyú zìwèi)
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