defending

英 [dɪˈfendɪŋ]

美 [dɪˈfendɪŋ]

v.  防御; 保护; 保卫; 辩解; 辩白; 防守
defend的现在分词

现在分词：defending　

BNC.15558 / COCA.11998

柯林斯词典

• VERB 防御;保卫;保护
  If youdefendsomeone or something, you take action in order to protect them.
  1. Every man who could fight was now committed to defend 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。
  2. His courage in defending religious and civil rights inspired many outside the church...
     他在捍卫宗教和公民权利时所表现出来的勇气鼓舞了许多教会之外的人。
  3. They would have killed him if he had not defended himself...
     如果他没有进行自卫的话，他们早就把他给杀死了。
  4. In 1991 he and his friends defended themselves against some white racist thugs who set upon them for no other reason than their skin colour.
     1991 年，他和朋友在面对几个仅仅因为肤色就攻击他们的白人种族主义暴徒时奋起自卫。
• VERB 替…辩护;为…辩解;维护
  If youdefendsomeone or something when they have been criticized, you argue in support of them.
  1. Matt defended all of Clarence's decisions, right or wrong...
     克拉伦斯的决定，不管对错，马特都予以维护。
  2. The author defends herself against charges of racism by noting that blacks are only one of her targets...
     面对种族主义指控，作者替自己辩护说黑人只是她的抨击目标之一。
  3. Police chiefs strongly defended police conduct against a wave of criticism.
     针对批评的浪潮，警察局长们极力为警方的行为进行辩护。
• VERB (律师)为(被告)辩护
  When a lawyerdefendsa person who has been accused of something, the lawyer argues on their behalf in a court of law that the charges are not true.
  1. ...a lawyer who defended political prisoners during the military regime...
     在军人政权时期为政治犯辩护的律师
  2. He has hired a lawyer to defend him against the allegations...
     他已聘请了一位律师针对这些指控为自己辩护。
  3. Guy Powell, defending, told magistrates: 'It's a sad and disturbing case.'
     盖伊·鲍威尔在进行辩护时对地方法官说道:“这是一件非常不幸、令人不安的案子。”
• VERB 卫(冕)
  When a sports player plays in the tournament which they won the previous time it was held, you can say that theyare defendingtheir title.
  1. Torrence expects to defend her title successfully in the next Olympics...
     托伦斯希望在下届奥运会上能够卫冕成功。
  2. India had to struggle to beat defending champions South Korea 2-0.
     印度队苦战之下才以 2 比 0 击败卫冕冠军韩国队。

英英释义

adj

• attempting to or designed to prevent an opponent from winning or scoring

双语例句

• He is better at defending than attacking.
  他的防御能力比进攻能力强。
• Guy Powell, defending, told magistrates: 'It's a sad and disturbing case.'
  盖伊·鲍威尔在进行辩护时对地方法官说道：“这是一件非常不幸、令人不安的案子。”
• I was defending my rights.
  我在捍卫我的权利。
• The defending world racing champion recorded the fastest time in a final practice today.
  世界赛车卫冕冠军在今天最后的训练中创下了最快的纪录。
• I was defending a kid like that.
  我是为像这样的一个孩子辩护。
• The police were defending themselves and others against mortal danger
  警察在保护自己和他人免遭致命危险。
• And you're defending him and brother herbert?
  就这样你还要为他和赫伯特辩护？
• They couldn't prevent our defending the rights of the workers.
  他们不能阻挠我们捍卫工人的权利。
• The government is defending its economic policies against a growing chorus of criticism.
  面对日渐高涨的齐声指责，政府不断为其经济政策辩护。
• He will be partnered by Ian Baker, the defending champion
  他将和卫冕冠军伊恩·贝克搭档。