- 词义辨析
defend, assert, justify, maintain, vindicate
这组词都有“坚持”的意思。它们的区别在于:maintain指坚持维护某种主张或某一事物,暗示在反对意见面前或在争论当中怀有坚定不移的信念; assert强调把自己的信念强加于人或者企图硬要别人信服或认可; defend专指捍卫某种行动、意见、决定等以免受到非难、惩罚或责备; vindicate特指在受到非难、责备、轻视等时为自己辩明或剖白; justify指用无可辨别的理由“证明…有道理或有根据”。
- 速记技巧
谐音记忆法1
谐音：提防的，防护网起提防的作用。
谐音记忆法2
抵（de）御触犯的（fend）人，引申为防守、保卫。
词源词根法
de-，向下，离开。-fend，击，打，词源同bane,offend.即击挡开，防御。来源于拉丁语defendere(避开，挡住)，是由前缀de-(离开)和-fendere组成=de-离开+-fend-打击→躲避打击
- 近义词
- 反义词
- 知识拓展
重要短语
defend oneself 自卫；申辩；自行辩护
defend against 防卫，保卫；抵抗
defend with 用…防卫
- 双语例句 更多例句
The country should have the right to defend itself with all legal means at its command.
国家有权运用一切合法手段保卫自身安全。
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Every man who could fight was now committed to defending 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。
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The Turkish president has gone on television to defend stringent new security measures.
土耳其总统上电视为严格的新安全措施进行辩护。
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紧张关系已达白热化程度，武装部队说士兵有可能不得不使用武器保护自己不受当地民众的伤害。
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Because you are able to take up arms and defend your motherland, we are all proud of you.
因为你能披坚执锐,保卫祖国, 我们都为你感到自豪.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
The dyke was built to defend the road from being washed away by the sea.
建筑这座堤坝是为了保护公路不被海水冲垮.
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How the country will defend itself in the future has become increasingly important.
国家将来如何能自卫已经变得越来越重要了。
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Black communities spoke up to defend the rights of all people of color.
黑人群体大声疾呼，要求维护有色人种的权利。
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Now we stand on the moral high ground. We can defend ethically and morally everything we stand for.
目前我们在道义上占了优势。我们可以从伦理和道德的角度捍卫我们主张的一切。
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As he had a weak case and could not defend himself , he had to resort to sophistry.
他理屈词穷,只好求助于诡辩.
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The government's first duty is to defend the currency by stamping on inflation.
政府的首要职责就是通过抑制通货膨胀来保持货币稳定。
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Those people who took up weapons to defend themselves are political prisoners.
那些拿起武器自卫的人是些政治犯。
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They are ready to defend themselves against Uncle Sam's imperialist policies.
他们已做好抗击美国帝国主义政策的准备。
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- 相关词组
- defend oneself[法] 答辩，自行辩护;申辩;自卫;护己;
- defend from保护…使不受危险;
- defend against保护…不受…，防御;
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- standard n.标准;军旗;adj.标准的;合格的;一般的;
- tennis n.网球;
- tune n.曲调;歌曲;v.为（乐器）调音;调试;调频道;
- drunk adj.醉的;陶醉的;沉醉;飘飘然;n.醉汉，酒鬼，酗酒者;
- tense adj.拉紧的;肌肉绷紧的;神经紧张的;[语]（语音）紧的;n.[语]时，时态;〈古〉时间;
- confusion n.困惑;混淆;尴尬;混乱局面;
- painter n.画家，着色者;油漆匠;（系船的）缆绳;
- U.K. abbr.大英联合王国（=United Kingdom）;英国;
- moreover adv.再者;此外;而且;同时;
- draw v.画;移动;拉，拖;拔出;吸，抽;支取（钱）;推断出;作比较;引起;吐露;打成平手;n.抽奖，抽签;平局;吸烟;
- faith n.信任;宗教信仰;宗教;
- survival n.生存;残存物;
