defence
英[d?'fens]
美
- n. 防御；防衛；答辯；防衛設備
英英釋意
- 1. (psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires
- 2. (sports) the team that is trying to prevent the other team from scoring;
- "his teams are always good on defense"
- 3. the defendant and his legal advisors collectively;
- "the defense called for a mistrial"
- 4. an organization of defenders that provides resistance against attack;
- "he joined the defense against invasion"
- 5. the speech act of answering an attack on your assertions;
- "his refutation of the charges was short and persuasive"
- "in defense he said the other man started it"
- 6. the justification for some act or belief;
- "he offered a persuasive defense of the theory"
- 7. a structure used for defense;
- "the artillery battered down the defenses"
- 8. a defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him;
- "he gave evidence for the defense"
- 9. military action or resources protecting a country against potential enemies;
- "they died in the defense of Stalingrad"
- "they were developed for the defense program"
- 10. protection from harm;
- "sanitation is the best defense against disease"