Word · CEFR B1 · Frequency #2130
Fully loadeddefend
保护，防卫
protect against attack or harm
如：defend the country
- 1.
To support by words or writing; to vindicate, talk in favour of.
用言语或文字支持；为...辩护,说好话。
- 2.
To make legal defence of; to represent (the accused).
进行法律辩护；代表(被告)。
- 3.
To focus one's energies and talents on preventing opponents from scoring, as opposed to focusing on scoring.
专注于阻止对手得分,而非专注于得分。
- 4.
Mostly in tests. The action of not putting force into hitting a shot, but to conserve energy and wear down bowlers so they can attack later.
(板球测试赛)防守性击球,节省体力并消耗投手,以备后期进攻。
- 5.
To attempt to retain a title, or attempt to reach the same stage in a competition as one did in the previous instance of that competition.
尝试卫冕,或尝试达到上届比赛的相同阶段。
辩护，辩解；为…辩护；用言语或文字支持；为...辩护,说好话。；进行法律辩护；代表(被告)。；专注于阻止对手得分,而非专注于得分。
In use
The lawyer defended her client in court.
The team defended their title successfully.
She learned karate to defend herself against attackers.
defend + noun
及物动词，直接接被保护的对象。
The army defended the city bravely.
军队勇敢地保卫了这座城市。
defend against + noun
强调防御来自某方的攻击。
We need to defend against cyber attacks.
我们需要防御网络攻击。
defend + noun + from/against + noun
明确保护对象与威胁来源。
The vaccine defends the body against the virus.
Connections
Collocations
- defend against
- 防御，保卫…免受
- They built a wall to defend against invaders.他们筑起一道墙来防御入侵者。
- defend oneself
- 自卫；为自己辩护
- She learned karate to defend herself.她学习空手道来保护自己。
- defend one's rights
- 捍卫某人的权利
- Citizens must defend their rights against abuse.公民必须捍卫自己的权利免受侵犯。
- defend the country
- 保卫国家
- Soldiers are trained to defend the country.士兵接受训练以保卫国家。
- defend a position
- 捍卫立场/阵地
- The lawyer defended his position in court.律师在法庭上捍卫自己的立场。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
defend 中 de 像‘底’，fend 像‘防’，联想‘底部防守’，保护自己或他人。
Context & Register
中性到正式语体，常见于法律辩护、体育防守及一般防卫场景。及物用法居多，亦可接against表示对抗。例如：They defended the castle against attack.（他们保卫城堡抵御攻击。）
Grammar Note
常用作及物动词，后接宾语；也可作不及物动词，常与against连用
Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words rhyme with 'defend' as they share the /ɛnd/ sound. Beware of lookalikes like 'defend' vs. 'defund' which do not rhyme.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 4，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
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