| 单词 | defense |
| 释义 | defense (once / 192 pages) 1n 2n 3n 4n Defense has to do with protecting something or fighting against an opponent, whether it's national defense, a football team's defense, or a defense lawyer. Defense is the opposite of offense. It has to do with defending against all sorts of things: In the military, defense is about protecting a country from attack. In sports, defense is supposed to stop the other team from scoring. A defense attorney tries to prove his client is innocent. A defense can even be an excuse for doing something, as in "In my own defense, I was sleepwalking at the time." WORD FAMILYdefense: defenseless, defenses, self-defense+/defenseless: defenselessly, defenselessness USAGE EXAMPLESBut the U.S. right to self defense provides ample justification, and U.N. Wall Street Journal(Jan 02, 2017) And it was up to Clemson’s defense to stop him. Wall Street Journal(Jan 02, 2017) “Just really trying to read the defense,” Russell said. Los Angeles Times(Jan 02, 2017) 1 1n the act of defending someone or something against attack or injury a good boxer needs a good defense defense against hurricanes is an urgent problem Syn|Hyper defence protection the activity of protecting someone or something 2n a structure used to defend against attack the artillery battered down the defenses Syn|Exp|Hypo|Hyper defence, defensive structure Alhambra a fortified Moorish palace built near Granada by Muslim kings in the Middle Ages Bastillea fortress built in Paris in the 14th century and used as a prison in the 17th and 18th centuries; it was destroyed July 14, 1789 at the start of the French Revolution Black Hole of Calcuttaa dungeon (20 feet square) in a fort in Calcutta where as many as 146 English prisoners were held overnight by Siraj-ud-daula; the next morning only 23 were still alive Kremlincitadel of Moscow, housing the offices of the Russian government Maginot Linea fortification built before World War II to protect France's eastern border; initially considered to be impregnable, it was easily overrun by the German army in 1940 Siegfried lineGerman fortifications facing the Maginot Line Tower of Londona fortress in London on the Thames; used as a palace and a state prison and now as a museum containing the crown jewels Balmoral Castlea castle in northeastern Scotland that is a private residence of the British sovereign Machu PicchuInca fortress city in the Andes in Peru discovered in 1911; it may have been built in the 15th century cheval-de-frise, chevaux-de-frise defensive structure consisting of a movable obstacle composed of barbed wire or spikes attached to a wooden frame; used to obstruct cavalry fortification, munitiondefensive structure consisting of walls or mounds built around a stronghold to strengthen it fort, fortressa fortified defensive structure line of defence, line of defensedefensive structure consisting of a barrier that can be employed for defense against attack outworksubsidiary defensive structure lying outside the main fortified area fastness, strongholda strongly fortified defensive structure abatis, abattisa line of defense consisting of a barrier of felled or live trees with branches (sharpened or with barbed wire entwined) pointed toward the enemy alcazarany of various Spanish fortresses or palaces built by the Moors bastionprojecting part of a rampart or other fortification bastion, citadela stronghold into which people could go for shelter during a battle blockhousea stronghold that is reinforced for protection from enemy fire; with apertures for defensive fire bunker, dugouta fortification of earth; mostly or entirely below ground castlea large building formerly occupied by a ruler and fortified against attack defiladethe arrangement of defensive fortifications to protect against enemy fire entrenchment, intrenchmentan entrenched fortification; a position protected by trenches escarp, escarpment, protective embankment, scarpa steep artificial slope in front of a fortification fieldworka temporary fortification built by troops in the field holda stronghold donjon, dungeon, keepthe main tower within the walls of a medieval castle or fortress lunettetemporary fortification like a detached bastion martello towera circular masonry fort for coastal defence palisadefortification consisting of a strong fence made of stakes driven into the ground breastwork, parapetfortification consisting of a low wall presidioa fortress established in the southwestern United States by the Spanish in order to protect their missions and other holdings redoubtan entrenched stronghold or refuge redoubt(military) a temporary or supplementary fortification; typically square or polygonal without flanking defenses sconcea small fort or earthwork defending a ford, pass, or castle gate stockadefortification consisting of a fence made of a line of stout posts set firmly for defense construction, structure a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts 3n (military) military action or resources protecting a country against potential enemies they died in the defense of Stalingrad they were developed for the defense program Syn|Hypo|Hyper defence, defensive measure umbrella a formation of military planes maintained over ground operations or targets air defensedefensive measures designed to destroy attacking enemy aircraft or missiles or to nullify their effectiveness standa defensive effort hasty defence, hasty defensea defense organized while in contact with the enemy or when time is limited deliberate defence, deliberate defensea defense organized before contact is made with the enemy and while time for organization is available; usually includes a fortified zone (with pillboxes) and communication systems biodefence, biodefense, biological defence, biological defenseprocedures involved in taking defensive measures against attacks using biological agents chemical defence, chemical defenseprocedures involved in taking defensive measures against attacks using chemical agents minelaying, mininglaying explosive mines in concealed places to destroy enemy personnel and equipment BW defence, BW defense, biological warfare defence, biological warfare defensedefense against biological warfare active air defenseair defense by the use aircraft or missiles or artillery or electronic countermeasures passive air defenseair defense by the use of deception or dispersion or protective construction repulsion, standoffthe act of repulsing or repelling an attack; a successful defensive stand action, military action a military engagement 4n an organization of defenders that provides resistance against attack he joined the defense against invasion Syn|Hypo|Hyper defence, defence force, defense force bastion a group that defends a principle organisation, organization a group of people who work together 5n (sports) the team that is trying to prevent the other team from scoring 2his teams are always good on defense Syn|Ant|Hyper defence, defending team offence, offense the team that has the ball (or puck) and is trying to score squad, team a cooperative unit (especially in sports) 1n protection from harm sanitation is the best defense against disease Syn|Hyper defence protection the activity of protecting someone or something 2n (psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires 3Syn|Hypo|Hyper defence, defence mechanism, defence reaction, defense mechanism, defense reaction compensation (psychiatry) a defense mechanism that conceals your undesirable shortcomings by exaggerating desirable behaviors conversion(psychiatry) a defense mechanism represses emotional conflicts which are then converted into physical symptoms that have no organic basis denial(psychiatry) a defense mechanism that denies painful thoughts displacement(psychiatry) a defense mechanism that transfers affect or reaction from the original object to some more acceptable one idealisation, idealization(psychiatry) a defense mechanism that splits something you are ambivalent about into two representations--one good and one bad intellectualisation, intellectualization(psychiatry) a defense mechanism that uses reasoning to block out emotional stress and conflict isolation(psychiatry) a defense mechanism in which memory of an unacceptable act or impulse is separated from the emotion originally associated with it projection(psychiatry) a defense mechanism by which your own traits and emotions are attributed to someone else rationalisation, rationalization(psychiatry) a defense mechanism by which your true motivation is concealed by explaining your actions and feelings in a way that is not threatening reaction formation(psychiatry) a defense mechanism in which a person unconsciously develops attitudes and behavior that are the opposite of unacceptable repressed desires and impulses and serve to conceal them regression(psychiatry) a defense mechanism in which you flee from reality by assuming a more infantile state repression(psychiatry) the classical defense mechanism that protects you from impulses or ideas that would cause anxiety by preventing them from becoming conscious transference(psychoanalysis) the process whereby emotions are passed on or displaced from one person to another; during psychoanalysis the displacement of feelings toward others (usually the parents) is onto the analyst overcompensation(psychiatry) an attempt to overcome a real or imagined defect or unwanted trait by overly exaggerating its opposite process, unconscious process a mental process that you are not directly aware of psychoanalytic processa process that is assumed to occur in psychoanalytic theory 1n the justification for some act or belief he offered a persuasive defense of the theory Syn|Hypo|Hyper defence, vindication apologia, apology a formal written defense of something you believe in strongly alibi(law) a defense by an accused person purporting to show that he or she could not have committed the crime in question alibi, exculpation, excuse, self-justificationa defense of some offensive behavior or some failure to keep a promise etc. extenuation, mitigationa partial excuse to mitigate censure; an attempt to represent an offense as less serious than it appears by showing mitigating circumstances justification a statement in explanation of some action or belief 2n the speech act of answering an attack on your assertions 4in defense he said the other man started it Syn|Hypo|Hyper defence, refutation confutation the speech act of refuting conclusively rebuttalthe speech act of refuting by offering a contrary contention or argument answer the speech act of replying to a question 1n the defendant and his legal advisors collectively the defense called for a mistrial Syn|Ant|Hyper defence, defense lawyers, defense team prosecution the lawyers acting for the state to put the case against the defendant accumulation, aggregation, assemblage, collection several things grouped together or considered as a whole 2n a defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him he gave evidence for the defense Syn|Ant|Hypo|Hyper defence, demurrer, denial criminal prosecution, prosecution the institution and conduct of legal proceedings against a defendant for criminal behavior entrapment a defense that claims the defendant would not have broken the law if not tricked into doing it by law enforcement officials due process, due process of law (law) the administration of justice according to established rules and principles; based on the principle that a person cannot be deprived of life or liberty or property without appropriate legal procedures and safeguards Defense (once / 565 pages) n WORD FAMILY Defense: Defenses USAGE EXAMPLESDepartment of Defense saying in 2013 that the threat posed by the group was largely insignificant. Wall Street Journal(Jan 02, 2017) Defense attorney Scott Wood also questioned instructions to the jury and alleged the court wrongly found Kelly guilty of contempt. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) SpaceX is also competing to win contracts to launch Department of Defense spy satellites. New York Times(Jan 02, 2017) n the federal department responsible for safeguarding national security of the United States; created in 1947 Syn|Hyper Defense Department, Department of Defense, DoD, United States Department of Defense executive department a federal department in the executive branch of the government of the United States |
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