Word · CEFR B1 · Frequency #3732
defender
保护者；保卫者；捍卫者
a person who protects someone or something from harm
- 1.
Someone who defends people or property.
保卫者；保护人。
- 2.
a person who cares for persons or property
保护人或财物的人
- 3.
One of the players whose primary task is to prevent the opposition from scoring.
防守者；后卫:主要任务是阻止对方得分的运动员。
- 4.
a fighter who holds out against attack
抵御攻击的战士
- 5.
A fighter who seeks to repel an attack.
防守者；抵抗进攻的战士。
- 6.
A defendant in a civil action.
民事诉讼中的被告。
后卫；防守队员；防御者；守军；被告；保卫者；保护人。；保护人或财物的人
In use
The defender cleared the ball from the goal line.
As a defender of free speech, she spoke out against censorship.
The defender in chess can protect the king from checkmate.
defender of sth
She is a passionate defender of animal rights.
她是一位动物权利的 passionate 捍卫者。
defender against sth
The immune system acts as a defender against infections.
免疫系统充当抵御感染的防御者。
defender in sth
He plays as a defender in the national football team.
Connections
Collocations
- public defender
- 公设辩护人
- The public defender argued that his client was innocent.公设辩护人辩称他的当事人是无辜的。
- title defender
- 卫冕者
- The title defender won the championship again this year.卫冕者今年再次赢得了冠军。
- defender of human rights
- 人权捍卫者
- She is a well-known defender of human rights in her country.她是该国著名的人权捍卫者。
- defender of the faith
- 信仰捍卫者
- He sees himself as a defender of the faith against modernity.他认为自己是抵御现代性的信仰捍卫者。
- defender of the environment
- 环境保护者
- They are passionate defenders of the environment.他们热衷环境保护。
- last defender
Learner notes
Memory Tip
defender = defend（防守）+ er（人），记忆为‘防守的人’。
Context & Register
contexts: 体育比赛, 法律辩护, 财产保护; note_zh: defender 的语域因语境而异。在体育运动中通常为中性，多指防守队员；在法律或正式辩论中较正式，指辩护者。日常使用中也可指支持者。建议根据具体场景选择。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words share the -ender ending and rhyme with /ɛndər/.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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