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de·fend AHD[dĭ-fĕndʹ] D.J.[dɪˈfend]K.K.[dɪˈfɛnd]v.（动词）de.fend.ed, de.fend.ing, de.fends v.tr.（及物动词）- To make or keep safe from danger, attack, or harm.保卫：使安全或保持安全，没危险，不受攻击或伤害
- To support or maintain, as by argument or action; justify.支持：支持或维护，如通过争辩或采取行动；为…辩护
- Law 【法律】
- To represent (a defendant) in a civil or criminal action.辩护：为（被告）的民事或刑事诉讼进行辩护
- To attempt to disprove or invalidate (an action or a claim).抗辩：试图证明（诉讼或声明）是错的，或使（诉讼或声明）无效
v.intr.（不及物动词）- To make a defense.防御，保卫，保护
- Middle English defenden 中古英语 defenden
- from Old French defendre 源自 古法语 defendre
- from Latin dēfendere [to ward off] * see g when- 源自 拉丁语 dēfendere [避开，挡开] * 参见 g when-
defendʹable adj.（形容词）defendʹer n.（名词）defend, protect, guard, preserve, shield, safeguard- These verbs mean to make or keep safe from danger, attack, or harm.这些动词的意思是：使安全或保持安全状态不遭受危险、攻击或伤害。
- Defend implies the taking of measures to repel an attack: Defend 含有采取措施抵制进攻的意思： defending the island against invasion;保卫岛屿不受侵犯；tried to defend his reputation.试图保护他的声誉。
- Protect often suggests providing a cover to repel discomfort, injury, or attack: Protect 常含有提供安全的方式来驱开不适、伤害或进攻： bought a dog to protect the children from unfriendly strangers;买一条狗保护孩子们避开不友善的陌生人；wore sunglasses to protect my eyes;戴太阳镜保护我的眼睛；has to learn to protect herself.不得不学会自我保护。
- Guard suggests keeping watch: Guard 含有看守的意思： police guarding the entrance to the embassy;看守大使馆出口处的警察；guarded the house against intruders. To 看守房子以警戒入侵者。
- preserve is to take measures to maintain something in safety: Preserve 指采取措施维护…的安全： fighting to preserve freedom;为自由而战；ecologists working to preserve our natural resources.为保护我们的自然资源工作的生态学家们。
- Shield suggests protection likened to a piece of defensive armor interposed between the threat and the threatened: Shield 含有保卫的意思，就象挡在威胁者和受威胁者之间的防御性甲胄： His lawyers tried to shield him from the angry reporters.他的律师试图保护他避开愤怒的记者。
- Safeguard stresses protection against potential or less imminent dangerand often implies preventive action: Safeguard 强调保护不遭受潜在的或不那么迫近的危险，常含有防御性行动的意思： The Bill of Rights safeguards our individual liberties. 权力法案保护我们的个人自由。
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