defendant

英 [dɪˈfendənt]

美 [dɪˈfendənt]

n.  被告人; 被告

复数：defendants　

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Collins.2 / BNC.1875 / COCA.3356

牛津词典

noun

• 被告人；被告
  the person in a trial who is accused of committing a crime, or who is being sued by another person

柯林斯词典

• 被告
  Adefendantis a person who has been accused of breaking the law and is being tried in court.

英英释义

noun

• a person or institution against whom an action is brought in a court of law
  Synonym:suspect

双语例句

• I bring this up, your honor, because I think it is important to understand the background of the defendant.
  法官大人，我之所以提及此事，是因为我觉得了解被告的背景十分重要。
• Because he's both a defendant and an attorney.
  因为他同时是被告和律师。
• He overturned the conviction, saying the defendant was entrapped
  他声称被告是被诱骗的，从而推翻了有罪的判决。
• The court decided the action in favour of the defendant.
  法庭判被告胜诉。
• The defendant asked for 21 similar offences to be taken into account
  被告要求考虑到类似的21起违法行为的情况。
• Both the plaintiff and the defendant have the right to appeal to the higher court.
  原告和被告都有权向上级法院上诉。
• On hearing the verdict, the defendant collapsed.
  被告一听到判决，浑身都瘫软了。
• The defendant asked for a number of other offence to be taken into account.
  被告要求考虑其他一些罪行。
• It became clear, during the trial, that most of the charges against the defendant were trumped up.
  在审判中已搞清楚了，对被告的大部分指控是捏造的。
• The judge accepted the defendant's understanding not to harass the plaintiff.
  法官认可了被告不去骚扰原告的承诺。