defend

柯林斯词典

1. V-T If you defend someone or something, you take action in order to protect them. 保护
His courage in defending religious and civil rights inspired many outside the church. 他捍卫宗教权和公民权的勇气鼓舞了许多非教会人士。
2. V-T If you defend someone or something when they have been criticized, you argue in support of them. 为…争辩
He defended his administration's response to the disaster against critics who charge the federal government is moving too slowly. 他为他的行政部门对灾难的反应做了争辩，反驳批评人士指控联邦政府行动过于迟缓。
3. V-T When a lawyer defends a person who has been accused of something, the lawyer argues on their behalf in a court of law that the charges are not true. 为…辩护
...a lawyer who defended political prisoners during the military regime. …一位在军权时期为政治犯进行辩护的律师。
He has hired a lawyer to defend him against the allegation. 他已聘请一位律师为他所受的指控辩护。
4. V-T When a sports player plays in the tournament which they won the previous time it was held, you can say that they are defending their title. 卫冕[journalism]
Torrence expects to defend her title successfully in the next Olympics. 托伦斯希望下届奥运会能成功卫冕。

All the police officers were equipped with shields to defend themselves against the rioters.
The general rallied his forces to defend the town .
A female lion defends her young ferociously.
Instead of defending traditional values , the church frequently seems weak-kneed and irresolute .
In the past, the party would have closed ranks around its leader and defended him loyally.