defense

noun

/dɪˈfens/

(US English)

(British English defence)

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protection against attack

[uncountable] the act of protecting somebody/something from attack, criticism, etc.

in defense of somebody/something soldiers who died in defense of their country
What points can be raised in defense of this argument?
in somebody's defense I have to say in her defense that she knew nothing about it beforehand.
When her brother was criticized she leapt to his defense.
leap/spring/jump/rush to the defense of somebody/something

Topics War and conflictb2

[countable, uncountable] something that provides protection against attack from enemies, the weather, illness, etc.

They are responsible for maintaining coastal flood defenses.
At this point the country had no effective air defenses.
defense against something The town walls were built as a defense against enemy attacks.
a new missile defense system (= for defense against missiles)
The body has natural defense mechanisms to protect it from disease.

Topics War and conflictb2

[uncountable] the organization of the people and systems that are used by a government to protect a country from attack

(US English) the Department of Defense
(British English) the Ministry of Defence
Issues of national defense are a matter for the government.
Further cuts in defense spending are being considered.

Topics War and conflictb2

support

[countable] something that is said or written in order to support something

a defense of Marxism

law

[countable, usually singular] what is said in court to prove that a person did not commit a crime; the act of presenting this argument in court

Her defense was that she was somewhere completely different at the time of the crime.
He wanted to conduct his own defense.
The judge rejected her insanity defense.

Topics Opinion and argumentc1, Law and justicec1

[singular + singular or plural verb] the lawyer or lawyers whose job is to prove in court that a person did not commit a crime

The defense requested more time to prepare their case.
the defense lawyer/counsel/attorney
a witness for the defense

Topics Law and justiceb2

in sport

[singular, uncountable] the players who must prevent the other team from scoring; the position of these players on the sports field

Lattimore cut through the defense for a 52-yard touchdown.
on defense (North American English) She plays on defense.
in defence (British English) She plays in defence.

Topics Sports: ball and racket sportsb2

[countable] a contest, game, etc. in which the previous winner or winners compete in order to try to win again

Osaka begins her defense of the US Open title.

单词	defense
释义	defense noun /dɪˈfens/ /dɪˈfens/ (US English) (British English defence) jump to other results protection against attack [uncountable] the act of protecting somebody/something from attack, criticism, etc. in defense of somebody/something soldiers who died in defense of their country What points can be raised in defense of this argument? in somebody's defense I have to say in her defense that she knew nothing about it beforehand. When her brother was criticized she leapt to his defense. leap/spring/jump/rush to the defense of somebody/something Topics War and conflictb2 [countable, uncountable] something that provides protection against attack from enemies, the weather, illness, etc. They are responsible for maintaining coastal flood defenses. At this point the country had no effective air defenses. defense against something The town walls were built as a defense against enemy attacks. a new missile defense system (= for defense against missiles) The body has natural defense mechanisms to protect it from disease. Topics War and conflictb2 [uncountable] the organization of the people and systems that are used by a government to protect a country from attack (US English) the Department of Defense (British English) the Ministry of Defence Issues of national defense are a matter for the government. Further cuts in defense spending are being considered. Topics War and conflictb2 support [countable] something that is said or written in order to support something a defense of Marxism law [countable, usually singular] what is said in court to prove that a person did not commit a crime; the act of presenting this argument in court Her defense was that she was somewhere completely different at the time of the crime. He wanted to conduct his own defense. The judge rejected her insanity defense. Topics Opinion and argumentc1, Law and justicec1 [singular + singular or plural verb] the lawyer or lawyers whose job is to prove in court that a person did not commit a crime The defense requested more time to prepare their case. the defense lawyer/counsel/attorney a witness for the defense Topics Law and justiceb2 in sport [singular, uncountable] the players who must prevent the other team from scoring; the position of these players on the sports field Lattimore cut through the defense for a 52-yard touchdown. on defense (North American English) She plays on defense. in defence (British English) She plays in defence. Topics Sports: ball and racket sportsb2 [countable] a contest, game, etc. in which the previous winner or winners compete in order to try to win again Osaka begins her defense of the US Open title.
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