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defender of sth
She is a passionate defender of animal rights.
她是一位动物权利的 passionate 捍卫者。
保护者；保卫者；捍卫者
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保护者；保卫者；捍卫者
a person who protects someone or something from harm
She is a passionate defender of animal rights.
她是一位动物权利的 passionate 捍卫者。
保卫者；保护人。
Someone who defends people or property.
保护人或财物的人
a person who cares for persons or property
防守者；后卫:主要任务是阻止对方得分的运动员。
One of the players whose primary task is to prevent the opposition from scoring.
抵御攻击的战士
a fighter who holds out against attack
The defender cleared the ball from the goal line.
防守者把球从球门线上解围。
As a defender of free speech, she spoke out against censorship.
作为言论自由的辩护者，她公开反对审查制度。
The defender in chess can protect the king from checkmate.
国际象棋中的防守棋子可以保护国王免受将杀。
She is a passionate defender of animal rights.
她是一位动物权利的 passionate 捍卫者。
The immune system acts as a defender against infections.
免疫系统充当抵御感染的防御者。
He plays as a defender in the national football team.
他在国家足球队中担任后卫。
Not this
He defender the goal.
Use this
He defends the goal.
defender 是名词，不能用作动词。表示“防守”的动作要用动词 defend。
Not this
The defender in the court was found guilty.
Use this
The defendant in the court was found guilty.
defender 指辩护者或后卫，而法律上被指控的人应使用 defendant。
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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。
卫冕者
The title defender won the championship again this year.
卫冕者今年再次赢得了冠军。
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。
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。
环境保护者
They are passionate defenders of the environment.
他们热衷环境保护。
最后一名防守者
The last defender managed to block the shot.
最后一名防守者成功挡住了射门。
信仰捍卫者
He sees himself as a defender of the faith, always arguing for traditional values.
他视自己为信仰捍卫者，总是为传统价值观辩护。
王国捍卫者
The knight was hailed as a defender of the realm after repelling the invaders.
那位骑士在击退入侵者后被赞誉为王国捍卫者。
弱者的保护者
She became known as a defender of the weak, fighting for social justice.
她因争取社会正义而被称为弱者的保护者。
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defender = defend（防守）+ er（人），记忆为‘防守的人’。
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。
All listed words share the -ender ending and rhyme with /ɛndər/.
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