Defense



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解释

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• n.防御, 防护
• ［英］ n.防御, 防护 ( fighting against attack)
• ［记］ defend 的名词

Webster Collegiate

I. noun

• Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Late Latin defensa vengeance, from Latin, feminine of defensus, past participle of defendere
• Date: 14th century
• 1.
  • a. the act or action of defending <the defense of our country><speak out in defense of justice>
  • b. a defendant's denial, answer, or plea
• 2.
  • a. capability of resisting attack
  • b. defensive play or ability <a player known for good defense>
• 3.
  • a. means or method of defending or protecting oneself, one's team, or another; also a defensive structure
  • b. an argument in support or justification
  • c. the collected facts and method adopted by a defendant to protect and defend against a plaintiff's action
  • d. a sequence of moves available in chess to the second player in the opening
• 4.
  • a. a defending party or group (as in a court of law) <the defense rests>
  • b. a defensive team
• 5. the military and industrial aggregate that authorizes and supervises arms production <appropriations for defense><defense contract>
• ? defenseless adjective
• ? defenselessly adverb
• ? defenselessness noun

II. transitive verb (defensed; defensing)

• Date: 1950
• to take specific defensive action against (an opposing team or player or an offensive play)

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