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defence

读音
dɪˈfens
美式 dɪˈfens
英式 dɪˈfens
词根

"Defence" 源自拉丁文 "defensus",这个词的词根 "fend/fens" 意思是保护或防御。其他由这个词根派生的单词如 "defend"(保护,防御)、"offense"(进攻)等。

释义

["n. 防御;防卫;答辩;防卫设备\n \n [\n 复数\n defences\n ]"]

例句

Nobody spoke out in his defence.
没有人站出来替他辩护。
Defence of the realm is crucial.
王国的防御是至关重要的。
I prefer playing in defence.
我喜欢打防守。
In its defence, Google points out that it displays only small segments of books that are in copyright– arguing that such displays are "fair use"
The state also has an awesome ability to reinvent itself —as it did when its defence industry collapsed at the end of the cold war

强化记忆

你可以把 "defence" 与 "fence" 关联起来。"Fence" 意为篱笆,是防护和保护的象征,把 "defence" 想象成 "defend with a fence" (用篱笆防御),有助于记住它的意思。

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during my deployments in Lebanon, Sarajevoand as the Netherlands' Chief of Defence,this is also supported by cold, hard statistics.
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